--- product_id: 264452452 title: "Thames & Hudson Islamic Geometric Design" price: "€ 141.62" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/264452452-thames-and-hudson-islamic-geometric-design store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # Step-by-step geometric design methods Stunning high-res pattern photography Historic Islamic architecture insights Thames & Hudson Islamic Geometric Design **Price:** € 141.62 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📏 Unlock timeless elegance with every pattern – where history meets your creativity! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Thames & Hudson Islamic Geometric Design - **How much does it cost?** € 141.62 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/264452452-thames-and-hudson-islamic-geometric-design) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Learn & Create:** Reproduce and invent your own intricate geometric patterns with expert guidance. - • **Top-Rated Inspiration:** Join thousands of architects, designers, and art lovers who rate this book 4.8/5 for its depth and beauty. - • **Visual Feast of Patterns:** Enjoy meticulously detailed drawings paired with breathtaking photographs of iconic architecture. - • **Master the Art of Geometry:** Follow precise ruler-and-compass techniques used by centuries-old Islamic craftsmen. - • **Explore Global Islamic Heritage:** Dive into designs spanning North Africa to Uzbekistan, from the 8th to 19th centuries. ## Overview Thames & Hudson's Islamic Geometric Design by Eric Broug is a richly illustrated, authoritative guide that decodes centuries of intricate Islamic patterns. Combining historical context, detailed drawings, and stunning photography, it empowers readers to understand and recreate these mesmerizing designs using traditional tools. A top-ranked, highly acclaimed resource perfect for architects, designers, and art enthusiasts eager to connect with a profound artistic legacy. ## Description Islamic geometric designs are admired worldwide for their beauty and marvellous intricacy, yet in truth they are seldom understood. Indeed, their complexity and artistry can seem almost beyond the powers of human ingenuity. In this handsomely illustrated volume, artist and teacher Eric Broug analyses and explains these complex designs in their historical and physical context. His own original drawings accompany magnificent photographs of mosques, madrasas, palaces and tombs from the Islamic world, ranging from North Africa to Iran and Uzbekistan, and from the 8th to the 19th centuries. Chapters are devoted to each of the main ‘families’ of geometric design – fourfold, fivefold and sixfold – and to the complex ‘combined’ patterns. Every design is carefully explained, and illustrated with a wealth of stunning photographs and clear, meticulously detailed drawings. Readers can follow the design processes by which these patterns were created and even learn to reproduce and invent geometric patterns for themselves, using exactly the same tools as the Islamic craftsmen of old: a ruler and a pair of compasses. Review: Fabulous Book that Is Nearly a Precious Gift to Myself - This book was shipped sealed in plastic well-- it was a waterproof unit. Further, it was packed with airbags to be well-protected. Very impressed with the shipment, since too many items are sent in a box without packing material. Any hardback book should be sent carefully to avoid damages to the dustcover and corners. The book itself is a wonderful survey of patterns and designs, especially in architecture. The diversity and scope of its coverage, especially in a geographical sense, is just phenomenal. I have borrowed it enough times from my public library that I already knew its incredible value. A goodly number of the designs I had only seen hand-drawn, so the current photographs are a joy to observe the proper proportions and symmetry in details and the overall treatments. It was a pleasure to find it available at a fantastic price (used, but like new). As said in the heading, it feels like a special gift from me to me. Definitely worth all five stars! Be well. Be safe. Review: A must read for students, architects and designers. - I was always fascinated by Islamic architecture with the circular domes, minarets and specially the geometric designs on the interior/exterior walls, windows and screens. My recent trips to Istanbul, Granada and New Delhi really sparked my interests in the unique and complex geometric patterns and this book provides an excellent background and history of the geo-patterns which are found in Islamic art all over the world. ## Features - Thames & Hudson ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #6,449 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #5 in Architectural Decoration & Ornament #6 in Architectural History #10 in Decorative Arts | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 170 Reviews | ## Images ![Thames & Hudson Islamic Geometric Design - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81RQBCgI9OL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fabulous Book that Is Nearly a Precious Gift to Myself *by A***K on 26 July 2023* This book was shipped sealed in plastic well-- it was a waterproof unit. Further, it was packed with airbags to be well-protected. Very impressed with the shipment, since too many items are sent in a box without packing material. Any hardback book should be sent carefully to avoid damages to the dustcover and corners. The book itself is a wonderful survey of patterns and designs, especially in architecture. The diversity and scope of its coverage, especially in a geographical sense, is just phenomenal. I have borrowed it enough times from my public library that I already knew its incredible value. A goodly number of the designs I had only seen hand-drawn, so the current photographs are a joy to observe the proper proportions and symmetry in details and the overall treatments. It was a pleasure to find it available at a fantastic price (used, but like new). As said in the heading, it feels like a special gift from me to me. Definitely worth all five stars! Be well. Be safe. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A must read for students, architects and designers. *by A***R on 26 March 2016* I was always fascinated by Islamic architecture with the circular domes, minarets and specially the geometric designs on the interior/exterior walls, windows and screens. My recent trips to Istanbul, Granada and New Delhi really sparked my interests in the unique and complex geometric patterns and this book provides an excellent background and history of the geo-patterns which are found in Islamic art all over the world. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Libro fantastico e completo *by I***E on 18 June 2023* Sono veramente contenta di aver scelto questo testo per la qualità dei disegni e l'approfondimento che c'è dietro ognuno di essi. Ovviamente è un libro per chi è interessato a questo tipo di studio. 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