Islamic Design: A Genius For Geometry (Wooden Books North America Editions)

Sutton, Daud

ISBN 10: 1952178053 / ISBN 13: 9781952178054

Editore: Wooden Books, 2023

Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly! Codice articolo DBV.1952178053.G

Riassunto:

Across the Islamic world, illuminating Korans from Morocco to Malaysia, and adorning mosques, mausoleums and palaces, are hidden some of the most exquisite geometrical devices ever conceived by man. In this excellent pocket book geometer Daud Sutton unravels the mystery of Islamic patterns, explaining where they come from, how to draw them, and hinting at the Divine messages they encode. WOODEN BOOKS US EDITIONS. Small books, BIG ideas. Tiny but packed with information. “Stunning" NEW YORK TIMES. "Fascinating" FINANCIAL TIMES. "Beautiful" LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. "Rich and Artful" THE LANCET. "Genuinely mind-expanding" FORTEAN TIMES. "Excellent" NEW SCIENTIST.

Informazioni sull?autore: Daud Sutton is Director of the Thesaurus Islamicus Foundation’s design studio Editio Electrum, based in Cairo, and also author of Platonic & Archimedean Solids in this series.

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Titolo: Islamic Design: A Genius For Geometry (...
Casa editrice: Wooden Books
Data di pubblicazione: 2023
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: good