Wooden Books

What was the golden secret known to Leonardo da Vinci, Kepler, Plato and the ancient magicians? Can there really be a key to nature and life itself? This book aims to unravel a mystery, a code that seems to underly life, the universe and everything, a pattern we instinctively recognise as beautiful, and which nature herself uses at every scale.

The Essential Pocket Guide.

Secrets of the ancient Master Diagram revealed.

The Essential Pocket Guide.

The Pocket Guide to Number Theory

Beginning with the evolution of visual perspective, McNaughton reveals how and why illusions work. She offers optical illusions to suggest to readers that the world they perceive is in fact a complex product of their brains, constructed from the sensory data. Illustrations.

The Essential Pocket Guide.

When is an entrance a portal? In this beautiful little book, packed with rare antique illustrations and original artwork by Miles Thistletwaite, architectural historian Philippa Lewis explores the fascinating world of liminal boundaries and the inexhaustable variety of ways in which we cross them.