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Author El-Said, Issam.

Title Islamic art and architecture : the system of geometric design / Issam El-Said ; edited by Tarek El-Bouri & Keith Critchlow ; general editor Salma Samar Damluji
Edition First edition
Published Reading (UK) : Garnet Publishing Ltd., [1993]
©1993

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Description 135 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 35 cm
regular print
Contents I. Geometric Patterns in Islamic Art. Geometric Patterns based on the Square Repeat Unit and the Root Two System of Proportion. The construction of the square repeat unit and the division of the circle into four, or multiples of four, equal parts. Determining the size of the square repeat unit. The grid-patterns that underlie the root two system of proportion. Expressing the grid-patterns in terms of a selected square module. Generating the grid-patterns using numbers. Mathematical or numerical rationalization of the root two system of proportion. Graphical analyses of geometric patterns based on the root two system of proportion. Geometric Patterns based on the Hexagonal Repeat Unit and the Root Three System of Proportion. The construction of the hexagonal repeat unit and the division of the circle into three, or multiples of three, equal parts. Determining the size of the hexagonal repeat unit
The grid-patterns that underlie the root three system of proportion and their measure. Mathematical or numerical rationalization of the root three system of proportion. Graphical analyses of geometric patterns based on the root three system of proportion. Geometric Patterns based on the Double Hexagon System of Proportion. The grid-patterns that underlie the double hexagon system of proportion. Graphical analyses of geometric patterns based on the double hexagon system of proportion -- II. Man and Measure. Historical Background. Numerals and Arithmetic. Measuring and Dividing Dimensions. a. Using the Circle. b. Using the Square. Geometry and Irrational Numbers. The Remen and the Royal Cubit. The Grid-Pattern
Analysis Visual arts By Muslims
Visual arts By Muslims
Notes Includes bibliographies and index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 134) and index
Subject Buildingsns
Islamic architecture.
Islamic art.
Repetitive patterns (Decorative arts) -- Islamic countries.
Author Critchlow, Keith.
Damlūjī, Salmá Samar.
El-Bouri, Tarek.
El-Said, Issam.
LC no. 94183014
ISBN 1873938454
Other Titles System of geometric design
The system of geometric design