Islamic Patterns

Auteur: Critchlow, Keith
Editeur: Thames & Hudson Ltd
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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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.
ISBN / EAN 9780500270714
Auteur Critchlow, Keith
Editeur Thames & Hudson Ltd