Islamic Design by Daud Sutton
Across the Islamic world, illuminating Korans from Morocco to Malaysia, and adorning mosques, mausoleums and palaces, are hidden some of the most exquisite geometrical devices ever conceived by man. In this excellent pocket book geometer Daud Sutton unravels the mystery of Islamic patterns, explaining where they come from, how to draw them, and hinting at the Divine messages they encode. WOODEN BOOKS US EDITIONS. Small books, BIG ideas. Tiny but packed with information. Stunning NEW YORK TIMES. Fascinating FINANCIAL TIMES. Beautiful LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. Rich and Artful THE LANCET. Genuinely mind-expanding FORTEAN TIMES. Excellent NEW SCIENTIST.-
Ruler & Compass
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Acoustics
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Sacred Geometry
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Göbekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe
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Tarot
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Rhythm
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Narrative
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The Golden Section
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A Little Book of Coincidence
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Proportion
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Poetic Meter and Form
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Trees and How They Work
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Proverbs
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Qed
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Codes & Ciphers
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Hermeticism
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Portals
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Spacetime & Relativity
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Genre and Trope
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Ethics
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Daydreams
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Stone Circles
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The Elements of Chemistry
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The Alchemist's Kitchen
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North European Paganism
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Symmetry
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Charms, Amulets, Talismans & Spells
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Character
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Useful Formulae
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Fractals
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Pantheon
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A Little History of Dragons
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Divination
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Mathematical Functions
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Literary Devices
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Perspective
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The Diagram
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Simple Shelters
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Altered States
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Celtic Pattern
Daud Sutton is the Director of the Thesaurus Islamicus Foundation's Editio Electrum design studio in Cairo, as well as the author of this series' Platonic & Archimedean Solids.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781952178054 |
| ISBN 10 | 1952178053 |
| Title | Islamic Design |
| Author | Daud Sutton |
| Series | Wooden Books North America Editions |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Wooden Books |
| Year published | 2023-03-15 |
| Number of pages | 64 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |