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Matila C. Ghyka The Golden Number (Hardback)
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- Book Title
- Golden Number : Pythagorean Rites and Rhythms in the Development Of&Nbsp;Western Civilization
- Publication Name
- The Golden Number
- Title
- The Golden Number
- Subtitle
- Pythagorean Rites and Rhythms in the Development of Western Civil
- Contributor
- Paul Valéry (Introduction by)
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10
- 1594771006
- EAN
- 9781594771002
- ISBN
- 9781594771002
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions International, The Limited
- Genre
- Music, Body, Mind & Spirit, Mathematics, Philosophy
- Topic
- Numerology, Geometry / General, General, History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, New Thought, Number Theory
- Release Date
- 15/12/2016
- Release Year
- 2016
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 1.1in
- Item Length
- 9in
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 27.6 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Number of Pages
- 448 Pages
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The first English translation of Ghyka's masterwork on sacred geometry * Reveals how the Golden Number Phi underlies the spiritual nature of beauty and the hidden harmonies that connect the whole of creation * Explains how the spiritual mysteries of the Golden Number were passed down in an unbroken line of transmission from the Pythagorean brotherhoods through the medieval builders' guilds to the secret societies of 18th-century Europe The Golden Number, or Phi (), is a geometric ratio found throughout nature, often underlying the dimensions of objects considered especially beautiful. Simplified as 1.618 and symbolized by the Fibonacci sequence, the Golden Number represents the unique relationship within an object where the ratio of a larger part to a smaller part is the same as the ratio of the whole to the larger part. It appears in the proportions of the human face and body as well as in the proportions of animals, plants, and celestial bodies. Called the divine proportion by the monk Fra Luca Pacioli, whose book on the subject was illustrated by Leonardo da Vinci, Phi's use in art and architecture goes back at least to the mystical mathematics of Pythagoras and his followers in the sixth century BCE. The perfect synthesis of spiritual and material, it can be found in the measurements of the sacred temples of Egypt, Ancient Greece, and Medieval and Renaissance Europe. The asymptotic series of integers that define Phi represent the macrocosm and microcosm as portrayed in Plato's concept of the world soul. Presenting Matila Ghyka's classic treatise on the Golden Number for the first time in English, this book reveals the many ways this ratio can be found not only in the organic forms of nature--such as in the spirals of shells or the number of petals on a flower--but also in the most beautiful and highest creations of humanity. One of the most important concepts of sacred geometry, its mysteries were passed down in an unbroken line of transmission from the Pythagorean brotherhoods through the medieval builders' guilds to the secret societies of 18th-century Europe. Ghyka shows how the secrets of this divine proportion were not sought merely for their value in architecture, painting, and music, but also as a portal to a deeper understanding of the spiritual nature of beauty and the hidden harmonies that connect the whole of creation.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Inner Traditions International, The Limited
ISBN-10
1594771006
ISBN-13
9781594771002
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219595729
Product Key Features
Book Title
Golden Number : Pythagorean Rites and Rhythms in the Development Of&Nbsp;Western Civilization
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Numerology, Geometry / General, General, History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, New Thought, Number Theory
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Music, Body, Mind & Spirit, Mathematics, Philosophy
Number of Pages
448 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
27.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Bf1623.P9g413 2016
Reviews
Finally ... a complete translation of Matila Ghyka's masterwork. This foundational book is essential reading for anyone interested in the golden section, harmony, proportion, and beauty in nature, art, and architecture.
Table of Content
Publisher''s Preface Foreword by Paul Valéry Introduction Part 1 RHYTHMS Chapter 1 From Number to Harmony Chapter 2 The Divine Proportion Chapter 3 The Geometric Canons of Mediterranean Architecture Chapter 4 The Orchestration of Volumes and Architectural Harmony Chapter 5 From Rhythm to Incantation Chapter 6 From Incantation to Love Part 2 Rites Chapter 7 Pythagoras Chapter 8 The Lamp under the Bushel Chapter 9 Esotericism and Politics:From Plato''s Cave to the Masonic Lodges Chapter 10 Modern Science and the Return to Pythagoras Chapter 11 Life Force, Rhythm, and Duration Chapter 12 The Phoenix of Metapontum and the Duel of the Magicians Conclusion Index ILLUSTRATIONS 1. Polygonal figurate numbers and gnomons 2. Golden section, pentagon, pentagram, phi rectangle 3. The five regular polyhedrons (Platonic solids) 4. The five Platonic solids inscribed inside one another 5. Star dodecahedron with twenty vertices 6. Star dodecahedron with twelve vertices 7. Icosahedron and dodecahedron by Leonardo da Vinci for Pacioli''s Divina Proportione 8. Semi-regular polyhedrons by Leonardo da Vinci 9. Star dodecahedron and stella octangula by Leonardo da Vinci 10. Pentagonal symmetries: rectangle and spiral of harmonious growth 11. Three growth patterns governed by the golden section 12. Hexagonal symmetries (crystals) 13. Pentamerous flowers 14. Pentamerous calyx (Symphytum officinale) 15. Cardium pseudolima and Solarium perspectivum 16. Nautilus pompilius and Triton tritonis (X-rays) 17. Man-Microcosm according to Agrippa von Nettesheim and the directing icosahedron in the choreography manual by R. von Laban 18. Miss Helen Wills (Mrs. F. Moody) 19. Harmonic analysis of the previous photograph 20. Explanation of the diagram in plate 21. Isabella d''Este, by Leonardo da Vinci 22. Male nude, harmonic analysis (square and golden section) 23. The "Microcosm" 24 . Hellenistic bas-relief 25. Harmonic rectangles ( and 5) based on Hambidge 26. Harmonic decomposition of drawings according to Hambidge''s method 27. Egyptian harmonic drawings 28. Harmonic decomposition of the rectangle 29. Systems of proportion obtained by the polar segmentation of the circle 30. Plans of an Egyptian temple and the rock temple of Mira 31. Typical Greek temple designs 32. Mössel''s typical diagrams for an early Christian basilica and Gothic church 33. Typical Gothic designs according to Mössel 34. Establishing the transverse proportion of Gothic naves 35. Canon of Pythagoras 36. Relationship between the Pythagorean scale and the columns of Greek temples 37. Milan cathedral; plan reproduced by Caesariano in his commentary on Virtruvius 38. Milan cathedral (elevation and vertical section by Caesar Caesariano, 1521) 39. Explanatory diagram for plate 40. Small temple of Minerva in Rome, harmonic analysis 41. Pantheon of Rome, harmonic analysis 42. San Stefano Rotunda in Rome, harmonic analysis 43. Explanatory diagram for the San Stefano plan 44. The Great Pyramid, meridian section 45. Miloutine Borissavlievitch''s optico-physiological perspectivism 46. Projected analogies by Miloutine Borissavlievitch''s perspectivism 47. Hieronymus Bosch, The Garden of Earthly Delights 48. Maat, goddess of truth 49. Rose window of Amiens, magical pentacles, cinquefoil from the Saint-Chapelle 50. Masons'' marks 51. Gothic masons'' marks 52. Gothic symphony (Burgos cathedral) 53. Baroque catharsis (Melk Abbey) 54. Baroque catharsis (Melk Abbey) 55. Baroque catharsis, monstrance 56. The mystic handshake 57. Square and plumb line on a funerary mosaic in Pompeii 58. Christ the "Initiate," Saint Stephen''s Cathedral, Vienna 59. Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, regulating drawings 60. Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, regulating drawing 61. Harmonic variations on the dodecahedron 62. Harmonic variations on the icosahedron 63. Lilies 64. Ancient nude: Bronze in the style of Polykleitos 65. Another view of plate 66. The new Nordic naturism
Copyright Date
2016
Lccn
2016-022411
Dewey Decimal
133.335
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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