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.
'Will make intricate pattern-making much simpler to understand and create...highly recommended' - Tile & Stone Journal
Dr. Keith Critchlow is the co-founder of the journal Temenos, as well as the author of numerous books on sacred geometry. He is Professor Emeritus at The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts in London, and a former professor of Islamic Art at the Royal College of Art.
Specificaties
Uitgever
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Verschenen
mei 1983
Bladzijden
192
Genre
Design, industriële en commerciële kunst, illustratie