Synopsis
Islamic art has long been misunderstood in the West as no more than decoration. This study explains how the geometrical patterns of Islamic art reveal intrinsic cosmological laws. The primary function of the patterns is to lead the mind from the literal world towards the underlying reality.
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About the Author
Keith Critchlow is Director of Research and Director of Visual Islamic and Traditional Arts at the Prince of Wales Institute of Architecture. An internationally known lecturer on Islamic art, he is the author of Pythagorean Geometry. He lives in England.
Review
"A masterly exposition of Islamic pattern and the underlying cosmological principles." (Art Review)
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Islamic Patterns: An Analytical and Cosmological Approach (First Edition, Review Copy)
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Schocken, New York, 1976
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ISLAMIC PATTERNS; An Analytical and Cosmological Approach
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