Islamic Designs For Artists And Craftspeople

Author : Eva Wilson
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 048625819X
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Islamic Designs for Artists and Craftspeople written by Eva Wilson and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Dover Publications Inc
Publisher : Dover Pictura
ISBN 13 : 9780486996363
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Islamic Design written by Dover Publications Inc and published by Dover Pictura. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This treasury of 201 color and 12 black-and-white illustrations display all the beauty and intricacy of Islamic art, including exquisite patterns, borders, and motifs comprised of geometrics, florals, and attractive repeating patterns.

Author : Ali Dowlatshahi
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486146804
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Persian Designs and Motifs for Artists and Craftsmen written by Ali Dowlatshahi and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-08-13 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outstanding collection of 400 motifs: floral designs, geometrics, arabesques, mythical creatures, rosettes, paisley patterns, palmettes, medallions, border and marginal decorations, scrolls, curves, and hunting scenes.

Author : Prisse d’Avennes
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486155358
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arabic Art in Color written by Prisse d’Avennes and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-02-13 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are 141 designs and motifs in authentic full color from classic 19th-century work by noted French historian — a visual vocabulary of Islamic decorative art.

Author : J. Bourgoin
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486155315
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arabic Geometrical Pattern and Design written by J. Bourgoin and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-08-13 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly 200 examples exhibit the wide range of Islamic art, including hexagon and octagon designs, combinations of stars and rosettes, and many variations on other geometric patterns. Twenty-eight examples from traditional sources in Cairo and Damascus include sanctuary doors, openwork windows, and inlaid marble pavements and ceilings.

Author : Eric Broug
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0500294682
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Islamic Geometric Patterns written by Eric Broug and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring new patterns with detailed explanatory texts, this revised edition is an inspirational guide for craftspeople and artists alike. The marvels of Islamic patterns—the most recognizable visual expression of Islamic art and architecture—are not just a beautiful accident. The ancient practitioners of this craft used traditional methods of measurement to create dazzling geometric compositions, often based on the repetition of a single pattern. The results are magnificent in their beauty and awe-inspiring in their execution. Now, with the aid of this book, everyone can learn how to master this ancient art and create their own intricate patterns or re-create classic examples. All that is needed is a pencil, a ruler, a compass, and a steady hand. Technical tips demonstrate the geometric basics such as how to create designs from one of the foundational “family” shapes: a square, hexagon, or pentagon. This is followed by step-by-step instructions for reproducing some of the best examples of geometric patterns. Islamic Geometric Patterns contains twenty-three geometric patterns and brief histories of some of the most famous and beautiful Islamic art and architecture from around the world. This revised edition features seven new patterns from locations including: Ak Medrese in Nigde, Turkey; Chellah necropolis in Rabat, Morocco; Shah Jahan Mosque in Thatta, Pakistan; the Tomb of I’timad-ud-Daulah in Agra, India; the Alcazar in Seville, Spain; Zaouia Moulay Idriss II in Fes, Morocco; and Darwish Pasha Mosque in Damascus, Syria.

Author : Jay Bonner
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1441902171
Total Pages : 595 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Islamic Geometric Patterns written by Jay Bonner and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-08-17 with total page 595 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main focus of this unique book is an in-depth examination of the polygonal technique; the primary method used by master artists of the past in creating Islamic geometric patterns. The author details the design methodology responsible for this all-but-lost art form and presents evidence for its use from the historical record, both of which are vital contributions to the understanding of this ornamental tradition. Additionally, the author examines the historical development of Islamic geometric patterns, the significance of geometric design within the broader context of Islamic ornament as a whole, the formative role that geometry plays throughout the Islamic ornamental arts (including calligraphy, the floral idiom, dome decoration, geometric patterns, and more), and the underexamined question of pattern classification. Featuring over 600 beautiful color images, Islamic Geometric Patterns: Their Historical Development and Traditional Methods of Con struction is a valuable addition to the literature of Islamic art, architecture and geometric patterns. This book is ideal for students and scholars of geometry, the history of mathematics, and the history of Islamic art, architecture, and culture. In addition, artists, designers, craftspeople, and architects will all find this book an exceptionally informative and useful asset in their fields. Jay Bonner is an architectural ornamentalist and unaffiliated scholar of Islamic geometric design. He received his MDes from the Royal College of Art in London (1983). He has contributed ornamental designs for many international architectural projects, including the expansion of both the al-Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque) in Mecca, and the al-Masjid an Nawabi (Prophet’s Mosque) in Medina, as well the Tomb of Sheikh Hujwiri in Lahore, and the Ismaili Centre in London – to name but a few. He is committed to the revitalization of Islamic geometric design through the teaching of traditional methodological practices. To this end, in addition to publishing, Jay Bonner has lectured and taught design seminars at many universities and conferences in North America, Europe, North Africa and Asia.

Author : Khaled Azzam
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780500517024
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arts and Crafts of the Islamic Lands written by Khaled Azzam and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unparalleled reference on Islamic arts and crafts that connects cultural history with modern practice

Author : Emily Byrne Curtis
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000752798
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chinese-Islamic Works of Art, 1644–1912 written by Emily Byrne Curtis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-11-27 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chinese-Islamic studies have concentrated thus far on the arts of earlier periods with less attention paid to works from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). This book focuses on works of Chinese-Islamic art from the late seventeenth century to the present day and bring to the reader’s attention several new areas for consideration. The book examines glass wares which were probably made for a local Chinese-Muslim clientele, illustrating a fascinating mixture of traditional Chinese and Muslim craft traditions. While the inscriptions on them can be related directly to the mosque lamps of the Arab world, their form and style of decoration is characteristically that of Han Chinese. Several contemporary Chinese Muslim artists have succeeded in developing a unique fusion of calligraphic styles from both cultures. Other works examined include enamels, porcelains, and interior painted snuff bottles, with emphasis on either those with Arabic inscriptions, or on works by Chinese Muslim artists. The book includes a chapter written by Dr. Shelly Xue and an addendum written by Dr. Riccardo Joppert. This book will appeal to scholars working in art history, religious studies, Chinese studies, Chinese history, religious history, and material culture.

Author : Carol Belanger Grafton
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486264378
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Victorian Allover Patterns for Artists and Designers written by Carol Belanger Grafton and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The intricacy, elegance, and charm of Victorian decorative art continue to attract a broad spectrum of contemporary artists, designers, and craftspeople. Now they can draw on this treasury of excellent royalty-free Victorian designs to add nineteenth-century ambiance to almost any project. The author has selected over 160 designs from a variety of periodicals, books, and catalogs from England, France, Germany, and America, including the Album de l'ornemaniste, L'Art pour toous, Foremschatz, Decorative Vorbilder, The Studio, Art-Journal, and Decoration. The motifs reproduced were taken from or intended for fabric, carpets, mosaics, lace, tapestries, metalwork, manuscripts, ceramics, stained glass, architectural details, paintings, and much else. Drawing on native European design tradition as well as the exoticism of the East, the patterns in this volume are predominantly florals and foliates, although there is also abundant abstract figuration, especially from Islamic sources. Textile, package, and graphic designers — any artist or craftsperson in search of authentic Victorian decorative design — will find these designs inspirational and exceptionally useful.