Islamic Patterns: An Analytical and Cosmological Approach Paperback – 3 May 1983

Beautiful images

Great in-depth study of Islamic Patterns.

I wish I had discovered this book earlier!

I suppose understanding the geometry of the cosmos and the relationship with the Creator is not a simple topic and Professor Critchlow does a great job in making this concept easy to understand.

Unlike other books on this subject as diagrams really break down the patterns. The chapters were dedicated well.The only issue I have is when statements are occassionally made without references or any hint as to where the information has come from.

Unless you love maths and have a real, real passion for understanding the concepts and mathmatical elements of design then get this book. If like me you want to learne how to create designs in a simple and easy way then don't get this book. This is a book more about theory than application.

Also check out Critchlow’s other work, Order in Space. I’m a fan!

Dieses Buch ist eine sehr gute Ergänzung zu "Eric Brougs - Islamic Geometric Design". Da es bei den Grundlagen noch mehr in die Tiefe geht, bezüglich der Konstruktion der geometrischen Grundformen.Ich bin auf jedem Fall hellauf begeistert und fasziniert von den, sich daraus ergebenden, Möglichkeiten.

There is some wild stuff in here. Mosaic patterns, strange number patterns, and how it all apparently relates on a cosmological scale. I don't even know what it all has to do with mosaics, and certainly can't always follow what he is saying, but he will take your brain to new places. If you are interested in mosaics and/or Islamic culture, this is a must-have.

Scholarly work of a high quality. On the other hand, if you are not specifically interested in the subject, you may find the detailed mathematical analyses and relationships to cosmology and other subjects quite complex to handle.

An excellent way to understand the Unity and the emergence of multiplicity from the islamic perspective through geometry symbolism. The only defect is the little care about the precision in figures...