All about the circle!
“God is a circle whose centre is everywhere but whose circumference is nowhere”.
Circle means perfection, but also instability and movement. In nature soap bubbles are spherical and internal trees’ rings are circular; the legend tells that Giotto drew a perfect O, while perfection is tangible on Michelangelo’s “Tondo Doni” and Botticelli’s “Vergine col Bambino”. King Arthur’s knights were pairs around a round table, and nowadays people sit in a circle to make a decision or watch a show.
In this little but extraordinary encyclopedia, Bruno Munari explores the fascinating and mysterious world of the Circle.
Part of the series originally published in 1976 alongside The Square and The Triangle.
15.5 x 15.5 cm
88 pages
