The Nature of Order, Book One: Proof of Henri Matisse’s 1942 painting of “The Black Door”, included in the book

01/01/2002

Book Artwork

Photograph of the painting, as used in the book, with “3rd Proof 6A” noted on the back of artifact, and handwritten note atop indicating artist and year.

Source:

Characteristics:

8 1/8"x11 3/4", Color

Content of

Published Book

The Nature of Order - An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe. Book One - The Phenomenon of Life 01/01/2002

Original Book

Authors:

Christopher Alexander

Publisher:

The Center for Environmental Structure Publishing, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

“The Phenomenon of Life”, the first volume of “The Nature of Order” series proposes a scientific view of the world in which all space-matter has perceptible degrees of life and sets this understanding of order as an intellectual basis for ...