Islamic Design: A Mathematical Approach / by Brian Wichmann, David Wade.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wichmann, Brian A., Author.

Wade, David, 1941- Author.

Series:

Mathematics and the Built Environment, 2512-157X ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geometry.

Civilization—History.

Cultural History.

Local Subjects:

Geometry.

Cultural History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XII, 226 p. 173 illus., 164 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2017.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2017.

Summary:

This book deals with the genre of geometric design in the Islamic sphere. Part I presents an overview of Islamic history, its extraordinary spread from the Atlantic to the borders of China in its first century, its adoption of the cultural outlook of the older civilisations that it conquered (in the Middle East, Persia and Central Asia), including their philosophical and scientific achievements - from which it came to express its own unique and highly distinctive artistic and architectural forms. Part II represents the mathematical analysis of Islamic geometric designs. The presentation offers unlimited precision that allows software to reconstruct the design vision of the original artist. This book will be of interest to Islamic academics, mathematicians as well as to artists & art students.

Contents:

Foreword

I Cultural Context

1 A History

2 The Scientific Contribution

3 Religious Dimension

4 The Evolution of Style

5 Materials and Mediums

6 Countries and Regions

II Mathematical Analysis

7 Introduction

8 A Worked Example

9 An Octagonal Set

10 Octagonal Tiles with a Large Star

11 Lines and Edges

12 Decagonal Patterns

13 What Is Correct?

14 6-fold Delights

15 Two Level Patterns

16 Two Mamluk Masterpieces

17 Conclusions

A The Symmetry of a Tiling

B Key Dates

C Glossary

D Copyright.

ISBN:

3-319-69977-6