Read The Arts of Ornamental Geometry, A Persian Compendium on Similar and Complementary Interlocking Figures. A Volume Commemorating Alpay Özdural (Muqarnas, Supplements) (English and Persian Edition)

The Arts of Ornamental Geometry, A Persian Compendium on Similar and Complementary Interlocking Figures. A Volume Commemorating Alpay Özdural (Muqarnas, Supplements) (English and Persian Edition)

Gülru Necipoğlu

4.9/5 (16550 ratings)

Description:This collective study focuses on a unique anonymous medieval document on ornamental geometry featuring geometrical constructions and textual instructions in Persian. Selections from the unpublished work of Alpay Ozdural (d. 2003) on this subject have been updated with original contributions by Jan P. Hogendijk, Elaheh Kheirandish, Gulru Necipo lu, and Wheeler M. Thackston. The chapters interpreting this fascinating document are followed, for the first time, by a facsimile, transcription, and translation, as well as drawings of incised construction lines invisible in the photographed facsimile. This publication intersects with the current interest in Islamic geometrical patterning as an inspiration for tessellation and parametrically derived forms in contemporary architecture and the arts. It aims to make this celebrated source more accessible, given its multifaceted relevance to historians of art, architecture, and science, as well as mathematicians, physicists, artists, and architects."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Arts of Ornamental Geometry, A Persian Compendium on Similar and Complementary Interlocking Figures. A Volume Commemorating Alpay Özdural (Muqarnas, Supplements) (English and Persian Edition). To get started finding The Arts of Ornamental Geometry, A Persian Compendium on Similar and Complementary Interlocking Figures. A Volume Commemorating Alpay Özdural (Muqarnas, Supplements) (English and Persian Edition), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 9004301968

Description: This collective study focuses on a unique anonymous medieval document on ornamental geometry featuring geometrical constructions and textual instructions in Persian. Selections from the unpublished work of Alpay Ozdural (d. 2003) on this subject have been updated with original contributions by Jan P. Hogendijk, Elaheh Kheirandish, Gulru Necipo lu, and Wheeler M. Thackston. The chapters interpreting this fascinating document are followed, for the first time, by a facsimile, transcription, and translation, as well as drawings of incised construction lines invisible in the photographed facsimile. This publication intersects with the current interest in Islamic geometrical patterning as an inspiration for tessellation and parametrically derived forms in contemporary architecture and the arts. It aims to make this celebrated source more accessible, given its multifaceted relevance to historians of art, architecture, and science, as well as mathematicians, physicists, artists, and architects."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Arts of Ornamental Geometry, A Persian Compendium on Similar and Complementary Interlocking Figures. A Volume Commemorating Alpay Özdural (Muqarnas, Supplements) (English and Persian Edition). To get started finding The Arts of Ornamental Geometry, A Persian Compendium on Similar and Complementary Interlocking Figures. A Volume Commemorating Alpay Özdural (Muqarnas, Supplements) (English and Persian Edition), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

The Arts of Ornamental Geometry, A Persian Compendium on Similar and Complementary Interlocking Figures. A Volume Commemorating Alpay Özdural (Muqarnas, Supplements) (English and Persian Edition)

The Arts of Ornamental Geometry, A Persian Compendium on Similar and Complementary Interlocking Figures. A Volume Commemorating Alpay Özdural (Muqarnas, Supplements) (English and Persian Edition)

More Books

The Age of Sinan by Gülru Necipoglu (2007-07-01)

The Age of Sinan by Gülru Necipoglu (2007-07-01)

The Age of Sinan by Gülru Necipoglu (1-Jul-2007) Paperback

The Age of Sinan by Gülru Necipoglu (1-Jul-2007) Paperback

Muqarnas, Volume 12

Muqarnas, Volume 12

The Age of Sinan: Architectural Culture in the Ottoman Empire

The Age of Sinan: Architectural Culture in the Ottoman Empire

The Topkapi Scroll -- Geometry and Ornament in Islamic Architecture (Sketchbooks & Albums Series)

The Topkapi Scroll -- Geometry and Ornament in Islamic Architecture (Sketchbooks & Albums Series)

15. ve 16. Yüzyılda Topkapı Sarayı: Mimarî, Tören ve İktidar

15. ve 16. Yüzyılda Topkapı Sarayı: Mimarî, Tören ve İktidar

Muqarnas, Volume 25: Frontiers of Islamic Art and Architecture: Essays in Celebration of Oleg Grabar's Eightieth Birthday: the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture Thirtieth Anniversary Special Volume

Muqarnas, Volume 25: Frontiers of Islamic Art and Architecture: Essays in Celebration of Oleg Grabar's Eightieth Birthday: the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture Thirtieth Anniversary Special Volume

Muqarnas, Volume 22

Muqarnas, Volume 22

Treasures of Knowledge: An Inventory of the Ottoman Palace Library (1502/3-1503/4) (2 vols) (Muqarnas Supplements, 14)

Treasures of Knowledge: An Inventory of the Ottoman Palace Library (1502/3-1503/4) (2 vols) (Muqarnas Supplements, 14)