M.c. Escher Taschen

The Magic Mirror of M.C. Escher. Written by Bruno Ernst. Published as part of the Taschen 25th Anniversary edition in 2007. Large format hardcover with dust jacket. 116 pages with index, illustrated throughout. Excellent condition, slight wear to top of jacket and inscription on end page. Tracked P&P is R60.00.Long before the first computer-generated 3-D images were thrilling the public, Escher was a master of the third dimension. His lithograph "Magic Mirror" dates as far back as 1946. In taking that title for this book, mathematician Bruno Ernst is stressing the magic spell Eschers work invariably casts on those who see it. Eschers work refuses to be pigeonholed. Scientific, psychological, or aesthetic criteria alone cannot do it justice. The questions remain. Why did he create the pictures? How did he construct them? What preliminary studies were necessary before he could arrive at the final version? And how are the various images Escher created interrelated? This book, complete with biographical data, 250 illustrations, and explications of mathematical problems, offers answers to these and many other questions, and is an authentic source text of the first order.