Algebraic art : mathematical formalism and Victorian culture
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
- xii, 218p. : iil. ; 22cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Algebraic Art explores the invention of a peculiarly Victorian account of the nature and value of aesthetic form, and it traces that account to a surprising source: mathematics. Drawing on literature, art, and photography, it explores how the Victorian mathematical conception of form still resonates today.
9780198809982
Mathematics in art Mathematics and literature Mathematics in literature Arts