An impressive book. Will undoubtedly become the major reference.
- Antiquity. This groundbreaking collaboration between an anthropologist and a mathematician constitutes both a collection of symmetrical pattern designs from many cultures and a monograph on pattern design and the classification of symmetrical patterns. Intended for art historians, anthropologists, classical archeologists, and others interested in the study of material culture, it can also serve as a reference and inspiration for the use of symmetrical patterns in art and design. AUTHORS: Dorothy K. Washburn was a Visiting Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Rochester. She is the author of many articles as well as A Symmetry Analysis of Upper Gila Area Ceramic Design and Structure and Cognition in Art. Donald W. Crowe is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin and the author of many articles in mathematical journals. He is also a co-author of Excursions into Mathematics.
