Islamic Art & Architecture: The System of Geometric Design

El-Said, Issam

ISBN 10: 1873938454 / ISBN 13: 9781873938454

Editore: Garnet Publishing, Reading, 2001

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Titolo: Islamic Art & Architecture: The System of ...

Casa editrice: Garnet Publishing, Reading

Data di pubblicazione: 2001

Legatura: Hardcover

Condizione: Fine

Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine

Edizione: Reprint

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Riassunto:

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. Fully illustrated in three colors to show the development of the patterns, this book offers an insight into how craftsmen and designers in the Muslim world achieved monumental feats of artistic expression using the simplest of tools. Chapter I presents graphical analyses of numerous complex patterns, to reveal the numerical rationale behind them. In Chapter II, the author analyses the system of measure used in ancient Egypt, before the use of numbers for calculating measurements. He shows how measuring cords and a geometric method based on a grid-pattern originating from the circle were employed by master craftsmen in the design of Islamic art and architecture. The book offers an insight into how craftsmen and designers in the Muslim world have achieved monumental feats of artistic expression with harmony and precision, using the simplest of tools such as a ruler, a string and templates, together with a system of measure that is both simple and sophisticated.

Recensione:

‘One need not be adept at measurement and computation to be mesmerized by and drawn into the visual analysis Said offers here.’