Islamic patterns
By: Critchlow, Keith
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Publisher: London Thames & Hudson 2008Edition: 1st.Description: 192 Pages | Binding - Paperback |.ISBN: 978-0-500-27071-4.Subject(s): GRAPHICS AND DRAWINGS (GRP/DRW)DDC classification: 741.2 Summary: Islamic art has long been misunderstood in the West as no more than decoration. This study explains how the geometrical patterns of Islamic art reveal intrinsic cosmological laws. The primary function of the patterns is to lead the mind from the literal world towards the underlying reality.
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| 741.2 BOX Basic drawing techniques | 741.2 CAM People and motion: Tips and techniques for drawing on location | 741.2 CHI Architectural graphics | 741.2 CRI Islamic patterns | 741.2 EDW New drawing on the right side of the brain | 741.2 GRA Creative drawing & illustration | 741.2 HLA Exceptionally simple theory of sketching |
Islamic art has long been misunderstood in the West as no more than decoration. This study explains how the geometrical patterns of Islamic art reveal intrinsic cosmological laws. The primary function of the patterns is to lead the mind from the literal world towards the underlying reality.
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