Book review: ISLAMIC GEOMETRICAL PATTERNS

21/05/2011   by Islamic Arts Magazine
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Islamic geometrical patterns are among the most recognizable visual expression of Islamic art and architecture.

Islamic patterns are breathtaking and usually perceived as a very complicated forms. With traditional methods of measurement one can create dazzling geometrical compositions simply by using a repetition of a single pattern. Now with the aid of this book, everyone can learn, step by step, how to master this ancient art and create their own amazing patterns or re-create classic examples. All one needs is a pencil, a ruler, a compass – and a steady hand.

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The book features geometric patterns from some of the most famous and beautiful Islamic architecture and art, including:
•  The Great Mosque of Cordoba, Spain
•  Cappella Palatina, Sicily, Italy
•  Mustansiriya Madrasa, Iraq
•  The Great Mosque of Damascus, Syria
•  The Huand Hatun Complex, Turkey
•  The Great Mosque of Herat, Afghanistan
•  The Mosque of al-Salih Tala’i, Egypt
•  The Tomb of Bibi Jawindi, Pakistan
•  Qarawiyyin Mosque, Morocco
•  The Koran of Rashid al-Din, Iran

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Includes free CD-ROM with:
•  Desktop Wallpapers – nine different designs
•  Step-by-step construction sequences of nineteen featured patterns
•  Finished black-and-white patterns to print out and colour in or to decorate
•  Basic Templates to print out and get you started
•  Photos and illustrations of some of the best Islamic geometric patterns

About the Author

Eric Broug received his Masters Degree in History of Islamic Art & Architecture from London’s School of Oriental and African Studies. He now runs Broug Ateliers for Islamic Architecture, Arts and Crafts in Yorkshire, which creates contemporary Islamic art.

About the Publisher

Thames & Hudson was founded in 1949 by Walter and Eva Neurath. Their passion and mission for T&H was that its books should reveal the world of art to the general public, to create a ‘museum without walls’ and to make accessible to a broad, non-specialist reading public, at prices it could afford, the research and the findings of top scholars and academics. Thames & Hudson published approximately 180 new titles each year and has a current backlist of over 2000 titles. The company specializes in the arts (fine, applied, decorative, performing), archaeology and history, architecture, design, photography, travel and popular culture, but also publishes in a variety of other areas, especially those of visual interest.
Vist their website: http://www.thamesandhudson.com/

Islamic geometrical patterns, by Eric Broug

ISBN 9780500287217
23.90 cm x 16.90 cm
Flexibound with flaps, 120pp
With over 290 illustrations
First published 2008

Price: £14.95

We highly recommend this book.

To buy this book visit:
http://www.thamesandhudson.com/9780500287217.html

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