Seeing Through The Eyes Of Yesterday

Download or read book Seeing Through the Eyes of Yesterday-- written by Patrick E. Hallam and published by P.E. Hallam. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tracing of the history of the concept of the Golden Mean from its prehistoric beginnings through its use by ancient Egyptians and its analysis by the early Greeks. The book chronicles the Golden Mean's use in the Middle Ages and its eventual abandonment after the advent of the Industrial Revolution. The book then demonstrates how the 18th century master gunsmiths applied the Golden Mean and used its unseen, underlying patterns to develop the architectural design for their rifles. A significant idea is the focus on reviving the traditions of the craft and revealing the arts and mysteries of the trade as practiced by these early master gunsmiths of the Kentucky longrifle.