Intricate patterns, elegant geometries, and mind-boggling graphics are trademarks of the fascinating creations of M.C. Escher. This set puts his magical visual world right at your fingertips with 17 easy-to-assemble paper sculptures, transforming his dynamically repeating patterns into three-dimensional polyhedra. The accompanying booklet reviews the geometric principles and artistic invention underlying Escher's optical marvels.

"The CD-ROM is an extension of the book. It contains color versions of many of the art works that are shown in the book in black and white, as well as additional work by the artists. It gives vignettes of the conference ... animations, short videos, and interactive puzzles."--Page vii.

This one-of-a-kind publication explores M. C. Escher's periodic drawings and their suitability as surface designs for Kaleidocycles -- three-dimensional rings formed from chains of tetrahedra (four-sided geometric forms). Includes seventeen Kaleidocycle models, all printed with repeating patterns from Escher's drawings, and a lavishly illustrated (over eighty illustrations and diagrams) book giving assembly instructions.

Softcover printing of a popular title (h/c sold over 400 copies in North America) at a price that will make it accessible to a much wider audience Richly illustrated with original art works in addition to well-known and little-known works by Escher A CD-ROM complements the articles, containing color illustrations of work by contemporary artists, movies, animations, and other demonstrations

Geometrische Figuren selber basteln Jeder liebt Überraschungen. In diesem Buch wird der Zauber von Eschers Werk dreidimensional zur Wirkung gebracht. Sie selbst können aus vorgestanzten Bögen wunderschön dekorierte geometrische Figuren basteln. Entdecken Sie die Schönheit von Regelmäßigkeit und Symmetrie, die aus der Kombination von Geometrie und Eschers Bildkunst hervorgeht.

No amateur or math authority can be without this ultimate compendium of classic puzzles, paradoxes, and puzzles from America's best-loved mathematical expert. 320 line drawings.