Leonardo Pisano Fibonacci – The Universal Language of Numbers A journey into the manuscript that changed the world.
The Commentary on the Liber Abaci, published on the occasion of the publication of the facsimile edition of the famous manuscript held at the National Central Library of Florence (Ms. Conv. Soppr. C.1.2616), conveys the voice of one who understood the very fabric of creation in numbers. Through its pages, Maria Giovanna Fadiga, Andrea Giovannetti, and Nicoletta Rozza lead us from the symbolism of Dante and Galileo to the commercial concreteness of Fibonacci, where mathematics becomes the language of the divine and a bridge between East and West. A text that unites science, art, and spirituality, capable of bringing modern man into dialogue with the harmonious vision of the Middle Ages.
Foreword – Maria Giovanna Fadiga: Blake’s geometrical God, mathematics as the language of creation.
Why reproduce Liber Abaci today – Andrea Giovannetti: the Golden Section as a symbol of the unity between Man and the Divine.
Commentary – Nicoletta Rozza: the life of Leonardo Pisano, the birth of Western scientific thought, the mathematical puzzles of the Liber Abaci (Fibonacci sequence, the “Elchataym” rule, number games and divination problems).
A Brief History of the Book – Maria Giovanna Fadiga: From Medieval Copyists to Modern Facsimiles, from Parchment to Printing.
Editorial Data
Title: Commentary on the Liber Abaci Authors: Maria Giovanna Fadiga, Andrea Giovannetti, Nicoletta Rozza Publisher: Imago S.r.l., Rimini Publication year: 2024 Format: Hardback, 105 pages, color printing Dimensions: 16.8 x 24 x 1 cm Language: Italian Binding: Paperback
Availability Included or can be purchased separately together with the Liber Abaci facsimile
Cultural value
This commentary is the interpretive bridge between Fibonacci’s genius and the contemporary reader.
It combines scientific analysis with symbolic thought and historical context, revealing how medieval arithmetic was a language of unity.
Each page is an invitation to rediscover the Middle Ages as a luminous era of exchange, harmony, and beauty.
Add the Commentary on Liber Abaci to your collection A work that illuminates mathematics as the poetry of the universe.
It is available in a numbered series of 235 copies, numbered from 0 to 233, strictly following the original order of the manuscript, and comes with a certificate of authenticity If you decide to purchase the facsimile edition—whether the Liber, Aurea, or Zefiro edition—you will receive a discount voucher equal to the amount spent on the paper
What you buy:
Front and back map of Liber Abbaci folio 2
Double-sided page from the Liber Abbaci, folio 4
Front and back map of Liber Abbaci folio 124
Commentary
Cardboard protective sleeve
Serial number certification
Get a $25 discount on the purchase of any edition of the facsimile manuscript Liber Abbaci: Liber, Aurea, or Zefiro (while supplies last)
Commentary Liber Abbaci + 3 cards (Folios 2 – 4 – 124)
Commentary Liber Abbaci + 3 cards (Folios 2 – 4 – 124)
A journey into the manuscript that changed the world. The Commentary on the Liber Abaci, published on the occasion of the publication of the facsimile edition of the famous manuscript held at the National Central Library of Florence (Ms. Conv. Soppr. C.1.2616), conveys the voice of one who understood the very fabric of creation in numbers.
Through its pages, Maria Giovanna Fadiga, Andrea Giovannetti, and Nicoletta Rozza lead us from the symbolism of Dante and Galileo to the commercial concreteness of Fibonacci, where mathematics becomes the language of the divine and a bridge between East and West.
A text that unites science, art, and spirituality, capable of bringing modern man into dialogue with the harmonious vision of the Middle Ages.
280,00 €
Description
Main contents
Foreword – Maria Giovanna Fadiga: Blake’s geometrical God, mathematics as the language of creation.
Why reproduce Liber Abaci today – Andrea Giovannetti: the Golden Section as a symbol of the unity between Man and the Divine.
Commentary – Nicoletta Rozza: the life of Leonardo Pisano, the birth of Western scientific thought, the mathematical puzzles of the Liber Abaci (Fibonacci sequence, the “Elchataym” rule, number games and divination problems).
A Brief History of the Book – Maria Giovanna Fadiga: From Medieval Copyists to Modern Facsimiles, from Parchment to Printing.
Editorial Data
Title: Commentary on the Liber Abaci
Authors: Maria Giovanna Fadiga, Andrea Giovannetti, Nicoletta Rozza
Publisher: Imago S.r.l., Rimini
Publication year: 2024
Format: Hardback, 105 pages, color printing
Dimensions: 16.8 x 24 x 1 cm
Language: Italian
Binding: Paperback
Availability Included or can be purchased separately together with the Liber Abaci facsimile
Cultural value
This commentary is the interpretive bridge between Fibonacci’s genius and the contemporary reader.
It combines scientific analysis with symbolic thought and historical context, revealing how medieval arithmetic was a language of unity.
Each page is an invitation to rediscover the Middle Ages as a luminous era of exchange, harmony, and beauty.
Add the Commentary on Liber Abaci to your collection
A work that illuminates mathematics as the poetry of the universe.
It is available in a numbered series of 235 copies, numbered from 0 to 233, strictly following the original order of the manuscript, and comes with a certificate of authenticity
If you decide to purchase the facsimile edition—whether the Liber, Aurea, or Zefiro edition—you will receive a discount voucher equal to the amount spent on the paper
What you buy:
Commentary Liber Abbaci + 3 cards (Folios 2 – 4 – 124)
280,00 €
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