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Dynamic symmetry: the Greek vase (1920)

Hambidge, Jay, 1867-1924 · New Haven, Yale Univ. Press · leaf 89

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d to the sides of a doubleroot-five rectangle, as in the case of this Brygos kantharos, they overlap. Thearea of the overlap is determined thus. It the side of this shape is used asunity then the end is .8944, the reciprocal of 1.118. The reciprocal of a whirlingsquare rectangle is .618. This,… … IN THE WRITERS OPINION THIS KANTHAROS IS ONE OF THE FINEST OF GREEK CUPS A theme in double root-five DYNAMIC SYMMETRY 69

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