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Islamic Designs for Artists and Craftspeople by Eva Wilson Paperback,1988 New305
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- ISBN-13
- 9780486258195
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- 9780486258195
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Dover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
048625819X
ISBN-13
9780486258195
eBay Product ID (ePID)
21038313737
Product Key Features
Book Title
Islamic Designs for Artists and Craftspeople
Number of Pages
128 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Clip Art, Decorative Arts
Publication Year
1988
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Design
Book Series
Dover Pictorial Archive Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight
12.8 Oz
Item Length
11 in
Item Width
8.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
88-020237
Dewey Edition
19
Dewey Decimal
745.4/4917671
Synopsis
Based on actual designs dating back as far as the ninth century, the 280 royalty-free designs in this volume constitute a rich and varied archive of authentic Islamic motifs. Embodying Chinese floral patterns, nonfigurative and stylized motifs from Central Asia, and a wealth of decorative calligraphic and geometric designs developed by Muslim artists, these illustrations include a wide variety of geometrics, florals, foliates, and animal and human figures. (Although excluded from public, political, and religious buildings because of religious restrictions, depiction of the human figure was tolerated in private dwellings such as harems and baths.) Carefully researched and beautifully rendered from book illustrations, pottery, metalwork, carvings, and other sources, the patterns come in a splendid variety of imaginative motifs: leaf scrolls, intertwining tendrils, repeating bands, combinations of geometrical shapes and flowing scrolls, bold calligraphic inscriptions, interlacing ribbons, and much more -- all set within circular, rectangular, and hexagonal frames, ten-pointed star grids, borders, and many other shapes. Dozens of plates show various stages in design construction, revealing how intricate and complicated-looking patterns are built on simple geometric principles and traditional patterns. Originally published under the auspices of the British Museum, Islamic Designs for Artists and Craftspeople contains a perceptive introduction describing the origins of ornamental patterns developed in accordance with the teachings of the Koran. Additional notes provide useful information on materials and creative techniques. Crafters and art students will find this collection a stimulating source of inspiration. Commercial artists and designers in search of attractive textile, wallpaper, leatherwork, and needlework patterns will turn to this volume again and again., Beautifully rendered from book illustrations, pottery, metalwork, carvings, and other sources, these 280 black-and-white designs include geometrics, florals, and animal and human figures in circular, hexagonal, rectangular, and other shapes.
LC Classification Number
NK1270.W55 1988
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