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100 1 $aBroug, Eric,$eauthor.
245 10 $aIslamic geometric design /$cEric Broug.
264 1 $aNew York ;$aLondon :$bThames & Hudson Ltd.,$c2013.
300 $a256 pages :$bcolor illustrations ;$c33 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 8 $aIslamic geometric designs are admired worldwide for their beauty and marvelous intricacy, yet they are seldom understood. In this illustrated volume, Eric Broug analyzes and explains these complex designs in their historical and physical context. Broug shows how, over the centuries, craftsmen were able to adorn buildings with wonderful geometric patterns using the simplest of tools and without recourse to mathematical calculations. Design elements created from straight lines and circles were placed in grids and then repeated and varied to generate seemingly limitless arrays of breathtaking patterns. Chapters are devoted to each of the main families of geometric design - fourfold, fivefold, and sixfold - and to the complex combined patterns. Readers can follow the design processes by which these patterns were created and even learn to reproduce and invent geometric patterns for themselves.
505 0 $aBasic design principles -- Grids and polygons -- Fourfold geometric design -- Sixfold geometric design -- Fivefold geometric design -- Combined geometric design -- Appendix: How to create designs..
650 0 $aIslamic decoration and ornament.
650 0 $aRepetitive patterns (Decorative arts)$zIslamic countries.
650 0 $aGeometry in art.
650 0 $aIslamic art.
650 0 $aDecoration and ornament, Architectural$zIslamic countries.
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