Having studied a range of Neolithic artefacts, the author adopts a technique of cross-cultural comparison to uncover some unknown characteristics of the Neolithic people. He takes ancient temple-build...
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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...
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Geometry is both simple and profound. This book shows professionals how to draw geometric shapes accurately. It provides instructions for constructing two-dimensional geometric shapes, which can be fo...
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A beautiful and original book in which renowned thinker and geometrist Keith Critchlow focuses on flowers as examples of symmetry and geometry. Fully illustrated with hand-drawn geometric patterns. 56...
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Issam El-Said pinpoints the rules of composition that form the basis of the geometric concepts of Islamic art. He then shows how intricate patterns are based on these basic principles. The book is ful...
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