Arabic geometrical pattern and design
(2012)
Nonfiction
eBook
Series:
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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Dover Publications : Made available through hoopla, 2012
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9780486155319 (electronic bk.) MWT11604778, 0486155315 (electronic bk.) 11604778
LANGUAGE
English
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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
Mode of access: World Wide Web