Islamic Designs for Artists and Craftspeople

Islamic Designs for Artists and CraftspeopleBased on actual designs dating back as far as the ninth century, the 280 royalty free designs in this volume constitute a rich and varied archive of authentic Islamic motifs. Embodying Chinese floral patterns, nonfigurative and stylized motifs from Central Asia, and a wealth of decorative calligraphic and geometric designs developed by Muslim artists, these illustrations include a wide variety of geometrics, florals, foliates, and animal and human

and period specialists will find equal amounts of inspiration and aesthetic delight in this rare

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art theory

Carlson's own work and 58 of his explanatory diagrams are shown on pages adjoining the text

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