Essays
Beauty Memory Unity – An Architectural Approach
Beauty Memory Unity An Architectural Approachby Steve Bass Presented to theInstitute for the Study of Classical ArchitectureNew York City written June 1995 revised 2024 Number and Architecture Most who have studied the classical system of the five orders of...
Number in Concept – Arithmetic
Number in concept - Arithmetic. References Guides The principle guides followed in this chapter are listed below: Plato's work, written about 400 - 350 BC, forms the background of...
Plane Geometry
Plane geometry References Guides The principle ancient guide will be Plato's dialogue of 'Timaeus'; which may be considered a kind of philosophical creation myth. Four translations of Timaeus are used here. The Loeb version is academic and archaic...
2-D Grids
2-Dimensional Space Filling Grids Notes by Steve Bass. written 1995 revised 2024 Generation of the Two Dimentional Grids In the initial section of this chapter, the circle, as symbol of Monadic unity, divided from within itself to create its...
3- D Geometry
Three - Dimensional Geometry Notes by Steve Bass written 1995 revised 2024 References One, Two and Three. At the beginning of each area of study we return to the Monadic...
Musical Harmony
Number in Time - Music or Harmony written 1995 Revised 2020 revised 2024 References Guides Classical guides to Music followed here are: Theon of Smyrna, who has a...
Astronomy
Session 4. Number in Time and Space - Astronomy Notes by Steve Bass Written Spring 1994 Revised 2024 References Guides Schultz is used here as a guide to the more technical side of astronomy. While remaining...