Gerbino, Anthony and Stephen Johnston: Compass and Rule. Architecture as Mathematical Practice. Exhibition: Oxford, Museum of the History of Science, 2009. 192pp with 120 colour illustrations. Cloth. Discusses the role of mathematics and science in architecture and the emergence of this profession with the spread of Renaissance in England. Starting with architectural drawing in the sixteenth century it moves through large-scale technical projects under Henry VIII, to Inigo Jones, Christopher Wren, and concluding with George III.
Discusses the role of mathematics and science in architecture and the emergence of this profession with the spread of Renaissance in England. Starting with architectural drawing in the sixteenth century it moves through large-scale technical projects under Henry VIII, to Inigo Jones, Christopher Wren, and concluding with George III. Text in English