Islamic geometric patterns /
Eric Broug.
- London : Thames & Hudson, 2008,
- 119 p. : ill. (some color) ; 25 cm. 1 CD ROM.
"Translated from the Dutch "Islamitische geometrische patronen zelf ontwerpen en maken" by George Hall, [2006]"--Colophon. "With over 290 illustrations."
Includes bibliographical references (page 117).
The basics : Squares ; Hexagons ; Pentagons ; Combinations ; Design tips -- Step-by-step construction : Level 1. Easy : The Great Mosque of Cordoba, Spain ; The Great Mosque of Kairouan, Tunisia ; Mustansiriya Madrasa, Iraq ; Esrefoglu Mosque, Turkey ; Cappella Palatina, Sicily, Italy ; The Koran of Rashid al-Din, Iran ; The 'Abd al-Samad Complex, Iran ; The Great Mosque of Damascus, Syria -- Level 2. Intermediate : The Great Mosque of Herat, Afghanistan ; The Alhambra, Spain ; The East Tower of Kharraqan, Iran ; The Huand Hatun Complex, Turkey -- Level 3. Difficult : The Mosque of al-Salih Tala'i, Egypt ; Ben Yusuf Madrasa, Morocco ; The tomb of Jalal al-Din Hussein, Kyrgyzstan ; The Mosque of al-Nasir Muhammad, Egypt ; Mamluk Koran, Syria ; The tomb of Bibi Jawindi, Pakistan ; Qarawiyyin Mosque, Morocco. On the CD-ROM : Desktop wallpapers -- Construction sequences -- Sample patterns -- Basic templates -- Image gallery.
In English; translated from the Dutch.
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Repetitive patterns (Decorative arts)--Islamic countries. Islamic decoration and ornament. Decoration and ornament, Architectural--Islamic countries. Geometry in art.