Islamic Patterns: An Analytical and Cosmological Approach - Keith Critchlow - Books - Thames & Hudson Ltd - 9780500270714 - May 3, 1983
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Islamic Patterns: An Analytical and Cosmological Approach


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Islamic art has long been misunderstood in the West as no more than decoration. This study explains how the geometrical patterns of Islamic art reveal intrinsic cosmological laws. The primary function of the patterns is to lead the mind from the literal world towards the underlying reality.


192 pages, 150 drawings

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released May 3, 1983
ISBN13 9780500270714
Publishers Thames & Hudson Ltd
Pages 192
Dimensions 211 × 258 × 17 mm   ·   656 g
Language English  

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