Konstfacks bibliotek

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*020  $a0-486-22924-6
*020  $a0-486-22924-6
*035  $a(Ko)3794
*084  $aIha
*084  $aIb-oa
*1001 $aBourgoin, J.
*24510$aArabic geometrical pattern and design  /$cJ. Bourgoin
*260  $aNew York  :$bDover ,$c1973
*300  $a189 s., x pl.-s.  :$benbart ill.
*440  $aDover pictorial archive series
*500  $a"This edition contains all the plates from 'Les Eléments de l'art arabe: le trait des entrelacs' originally published in 1879"
*653  $aOrnamentik
*653  $aIslamisk konst
*8520 $hIha
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Nearly 200 examples exhibit the wide range of Islamic art, including hexagon and octagon designs, combinations of stars and rosettes, and many variations on other geometric patterns. Twenty-eight examples from traditional sources in Cairo and Damascus include sanctuary doors, openwork windows, and inlaid marble pavements and ceilings.