Page 19 of Fall / Winter 2007 Catalog by Inner Traditions • Bear & Company

science nature new january 2008 new edition the dimensions of paradise sacred geometry ancient science and the heavenly order on earth john michell isbn-13 978-1-59477-198-9 $16.95 can $20.25 pb 272 pages 6 x 9 70 b&w illustrations the priests of ancient egypt preserved a geometrical canon a numerical code of harmonies and proportions that they applied to music art statecraft and all the institutions of their civilization it was the instrument by which the ancients maintained high principled standards of civilization and culture over thousands of years john michell s research reveals a structure of geometry and number that represents the essential order of the heavens he demonstrates that the same numerical code underlying sacred structures from ancient times to the christian era is the actual science and cosmology on which the ancient world order was founded the return of sacred architecture the golden ratio and the end of modernism herbert bangs m.arch isbn-13 978-1-59477-132-3 $24.95 can $31.95 pb 240 pages 8 x 10 · 201 b&w illustrations in early times the architect worked within a sacred and esoteric tradition incorporating ancient laws of proportion and number that expressed the harmonious relationship between man and the cosmos today that tradition has been abandoned in favor of efficiency and economy architect herbert bangs urges a return to the sacred principles built into the temples of the past sacred number and the origins of civilization the unfolding of history through the mystery of number richard heath isbn-13 978-1-59477-131-6 $16.95 can $21.50 pb · 256 pages 6 x 9 · 122 b&w illustrations sacred numbers and ratios can be found throughout history influencing everything from art and architecture to the development of religion and secret societies from solomon s key to the templar design for washington d.c as new jerusalem richard heath reveals the origins influences and deeper meaning of these synchronous numerical occurrences visitourwebsiteatwww inner tr aditions c o m 19

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