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Islamic patterns : an analytical and cosmological approach / Keith Critchlow

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: [London] : Thames & Hudson, 1976Description: 192 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780500270714
  • 9780500270714
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The point of departure -- The manifestation of shape -- Magic squares -- Pattern and cosmology -- The pentagon -- The tetractys -- The mathematics of two-dimensional space-filling -- The circle and cosmic rhythms -- Specimen Islamic patterns
Summary: In this study, the author explains how the geometrical patterns of Islamic art reveal intrinsic cosmological laws. The primary function of these patterns is to lead the mind from the literal world towards the underlying reality.
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The point of departure -- The manifestation of shape -- Magic squares -- Pattern and cosmology -- The pentagon -- The tetractys -- The mathematics of two-dimensional space-filling -- The circle and cosmic rhythms -- Specimen Islamic patterns

In this study, the author explains how the geometrical patterns of Islamic art reveal intrinsic cosmological laws. The primary function of these patterns is to lead the mind from the literal world towards the underlying reality.

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