Symbol, Pattern and Symmetry
Bloomsbury Visual Arts (Verlag)
978-1-350-10612-3 (ISBN)
The book features illustrative examples of symbol and pattern from a wide range of historical and cultural contexts, from Byzantine, Persian and Assyrian design, to case studies of Japanese and Chinese patterns. Looking at each culture’s specific craft style, Hann shows how the visual arts are underpinned with a strict geometric structure, and argues that understanding these underlying structures enables us to classify and compare data from across cultures and historical periods.
Richly illustrated with both colour and black and white images, and with clear, original commentary, the book enables students, practitioners, teachers and researchers to explore the historical and cultural significance of symbol and pattern in craft and design, ultimately displaying how a geometrical dialogue in design can be established through history and culture.
Michael Hann is Chair of Design Theory at the University of Leeds, UK and Director of the University of Leeds International Textiles Archive. He is the author of seven design and textile books, including Structure and Form in Design (Bloomsbury Academic, 2012), and has written extensively for numerous journals including the Journal of the Textiles Institute and Textiles Magazine.
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Geometry and Culture
Chapter 3: Cradles of Civilization and Initiators of Trade
Chapter 4: Cultural Interaction and Exchange: the Importance of the Silk Route
Chapter 5: Stupas, Mandalas and Nirvana: the Origin and Diffusion of Buddhism
Chapter 6: Mosques, Minarets and Minbars: the Origin and Diffusion of Islam
Chapter 7: From Syrian Umayyads to Christian Kings: Achievements in the Decorative Arts and Architecture in Islamic Spain
Chapter 8: The Decorative Arts of Safavid Persia
Chapter 9: The Decorative Arts of the Ottoman Empire
Chapter 10: The Decorative Arts of the Mughal Dynasty
Chapter 11: Visions from the East: Influences on European Decorative Arts
Chapter 12: Cultural Diffusion, Adoption and Adaptation
Erscheinungsdatum | 09.01.2019 |
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Zusatzinfo | 500 bw and 30 colour illus |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 189 x 246 mm |
Gewicht | 778 g |
Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Design / Innenarchitektur / Mode |
Technik ► Architektur | |
ISBN-10 | 1-350-10612-7 / 1350106127 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-350-10612-3 / 9781350106123 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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