Pattern in Islamic art

by David G. Wade

These images illustrate design features found throughout the Islamic world, from the Middle East and Europe to Central and South Asia. The images record common patterns, thereby revealing the underlying principles of order and balance in Islamic art. Islamic artists and craftsmen employed these intricate designs to adorn all types of surfaces — stone, brick, plaster, ceramic, glass, metal, wood, or textiles. The book contains examples of ornamentation from monumental architecture to the decorative arts.

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1976

About the author

David Wade is an artist and architect, as well as the author of Pattern in Islamic Art (Overlook Press and Studio Vista, 1976); Geometric Patterns and Borders (Wildwood House and Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1982); Crystal and Dragon: The Cosmic Dance of Symmetry and Chaos in Nature, Art and Consciousness (Destiny Books, 1993); Li: Dynamic Form in Nature (Walker & Company, 2003); and Symmetry: The Ordering Principle (Walker & Company, 2006).

He lives in Wales.

Reviews

[flannery · Rating 5 out of 5]

NK1270 W119p1976 : I checked this out for Jordan but this is such an awesome design manual for any sort of intricate/interlocking/layered patterning, in beautiful and stark teal and black.