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Islamic Patterns

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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.

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Islamic Patterns, Keith Critchlow

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1976
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Title
Islamic Patterns
Language
English
Released
1976
Format
Paperback
Pages
192
ISBN10
0500270716
ISBN13
9780500270714
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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.