A beautiful and original book in which renowned thinker and geometrist Keith Critchlow focuses on flowers as examples of symmetry and geometry. Fully illustrated with hand-drawn geometric patterns.
Keith Critchlow Books
Dr. Keith Critchlow is a leading expert in sacred architecture and the cofounder of the journal Temenos. His extensive work delves into the principles of sacred geometry, exploring the inherent order within space and time. As an emeritus professor at The Prince's School of Traditional Arts, Critchlow has dedicated his career to investigating and promoting the traditional values that unite art and science. His insightful contributions, including forewords to seminal works on sacred art, illuminate the profound connection between the spiritual and the aesthetic.
Islamic Patterns
- 192 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Islamic art has long been misunderstood in the West as no more than decoration. This study explains how the geometrical patterns of Islamic art reveal intrinsic cosmological laws. The primary function of the patterns is to lead the mind from the literal world towards the underlying reality.
