Perspectiva Corporum Regularium
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Perspectiva Corporum Regularium[1] [2][3] (1568, English: Perspective of regular solids) by Wentzel Jamnitzer, a book remembered for its engravings of polyhedra. This book was based on Plato's Timaeus and Euclid's Elements, and it contained 120 forms based on the Platonic solids. The engravings are by Jost Amman (1539-1591). In addition, there are three series of perspective designs of spheres[4], cones[5] and tori[6].
The correlations that are indicated are as follows[7]:
- Tetrahedron Fire The vocal A
- Octahedron Air The vocal E
- Hexahedron (Cube) Earth The vocal I
- Icosahedron Water The vocal O
- Dodecahedron Sky The vocal U
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List of prints
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Write-up
- from The Theatre of Women by Jost Amman[8]
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See also
- List of books about polyhedra
- Perspective drawing
- Geometria et Perspectiva by Lorenz Stöer
- Albert Flocon
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