Decorative Textiles from Arab and Islamic Cultures
Selected Works from the Al Lulwa Collection
One of the most distinctive features of Islamic design is the evolution of an increasingly abstract and repetitive repertoire of motifs, which are shared among all media ¿ metalwork, woodwork, ceramics, tilework and textiles. In textiles the main themes are based on angular and geometric shapes ¿ vertical and horizontal striped bands; hexagons and octagons, which can be linked and infinitely extended; stylized and rhythmic scrolls of foliage and flowers; and Arabic calligraphy, of which the letters can be formed into continuous borders, panels and medallions. These motifs can be used separately or combined into complex patterns, of which the…
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Weitere Autoren: Scarce, Jennifer
- ISBN: 978-1-907372-95-7
- EAN: 9781907372957
- Produktnummer: 29399203
- Verlag: Paul Holberton Publishing
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 200 S.
- Masse: H25.5 cm x B30.8 cm x D2.3 cm 1'524 g
- Abbildungen: 140 colour illus.
- Gewicht: 1524
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
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