Islamic Design: A Genius for Geometry

Daud Sutton

Walker, Nov 13, 2007 - Art - 64 pages

An exploration of the construction and meaning of Islamic geometric patterns.
 
Throughout their long history the craft traditions of the Islamic world evolved a multitude of styles applied to a great variety of media but always with unifying factors that make them instantly recognizable. Harmony is central. There are two key aspects to the visual structure of Islamic design--calligraphy using Arabic script (one of the world's great calligraphic traditions) and abstract ornamentation using a varied but remarkably integrated visual language. Focusing on Islamic geometric patterns, simple and complex, man-made and in nature, this book offers unique insight into Islamic culture.

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User Review  - Bird Brian - Goodreads

I don't know if this is true for all of Islam, but there is at least a subset of Muslims who do not include depictions of people, animals or plants in their art, based on their interpretation of a ...

Review: Islamic Design: A Genius for Geometry

User Review  - Rhyk - Goodreads

A jewel, a workbook, to be read and played with forever.

About the author

Daud Sutton is director of the Thesaurus Islamicus Foundation's design studio Editio Electrum, specializing in the fine reproduction of carpet pages from ancient manuscripts. He lives in England.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Islamic Design: A Genius for Geometry; Wooden Books
• Author: Daud Sutton
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Walker, 2007
• ISBN: 0802716350, 9780802716354
• Length: 64 pages
• Subjects: Art / History / General; Design / Decorative Arts; Mathematics / Geometry / General; Mathematics / History & Philosophy; Social Science / Islamic Studies