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120 Variations on the Platonic Solids: ‘Perspectiva Corporum Regularium‘ by Wenzel Jamnitzer

November 4, 2016 by Mariabruna Fabrizi 1 Comment

The 1586 book Perspectiva Corporum Regularium, (Perspective of the Regular Solids) is a study of the five Platonic solids modified, stellated and faceted in order to produce 120 variations. The detailed engravings were made by Wenzel Jamnitzer (1508-1585), a German goldsmith, artist and printmaker. In Jamnitzer’s work the tetrahedron is associated with fire, octahedron with air, hexahedron with earth, icosahedron with water and dodecahedron with heaven respectively.

 

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Comments

  1. Hugo Pastijn says

    November 29, 2017 at 10:57 pm

    Dear Mariabruna Fabrizi and Fosco Lucarelli,

    Two remarks:
    1. The title picture “Octahedron” is missing and replaced with ‘icosahedron’
    2. I see only 5 x 12 = 60 variations of the 120 which are announced

    Regards

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