{"product_id":"islamic-geometric-patterns","title":"Islamic Geometric Patterns","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLearn how to master the ancient art of Islamic geometric patterns with this informative guide. Re-create classic examples or craft your own intricate patterns, all you need is a pencil, a ruler, a compass, and most importantly, a steady hand!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dazzling complexity of Islamic patterns is among the most recognizable features of Islamic art and architecture. Their rhythmic repetitions adorn beautiful and historic monuments from Central Asia to North Africa and southern Spain: carved in stone, painted on ceilings or vividly tiled, they create forms at once meticulous and monumental. Yet few know the geometric techniques traditional craftsmen used to create these mesmerizing works, or how they can be combined and scaled to form such magnificent constructions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eIslamic Geometric Patterns \u003c\/em\u003eauthor \u003cstrong\u003eEric Broug\u003c\/strong\u003e begins\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eby providing technical tips to demonstrate the basics like drawing squares, hexagons or pentagons. This is then followed by some of the best examples of geometric patterns from around the world, arranged into 3 levels of complexity, accompanied with careful step-by-step instructions on how to replicate them with your own hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing geometric patterns from some of the most famous and beautiful Islamic architecture and art, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Great Mosque of Cordoba, Spain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCappella Palatina, Sicily, Italy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEsrefoglu Mosque, Turkey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Umayyad Mosque, Syria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 'Abd al-Samad Complex, Iran\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Great Mosque of Herat, Afghanistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMustansiriya Madrasa, Iraq\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Tomb of Bibi Jawindi, Pakistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQarawiyyin Mosque, Morocco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Mosque of Ibn Tulun, Egypt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes 370 illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookspeed","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63743682707833,"sku":"ASI-6200","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/7566\/5197\/files\/Islamic_Geometric_Patterns_Book.jpg?v=1781191156","url":"https:\/\/shop.ashmolean.org\/products\/islamic-geometric-patterns","provider":"Ashmolean Museum","version":"1.0","type":"link"}