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Architecture and Geometry in the Age of the Baroque

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Let me say first off that George Hersey is obviously an expert in his field and writes very well. The problem for me is that he is comfortable enough with his subject that his observations run to the "poetic". While this is a good thing for readers equally knowledgeable in the disciplines that he traverses while writing this book it was not good for me.

To aid anyone interested in this book let me say I am a male in my 60's
with an MFA in the fine arts. Although I read prodigiously I am virtually untrained in music theory, and I left off my math studies after advance algebra. So, although I continue to work at expanding my education in these two subjects, and am retaining Hersey's book with the hopes of returning to it periodically as I come up to the line on these studies, it
is beyond me right now...at least for it to be appreciated at the deserved depth.

I believe that anyone with some experience with the history of architecture, projective geometry, and music theory will find this book a treasure trove of aesthetic enjoyment and information. Such a person will also have fun contemplating some of the new and original interpretations that Hersey injects into the material.