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	This book shows in a clear step-by-step approach how to make traditional Islamic geometrical designs. Traditional Islamic craftsmen weren't mathematicians, they had practical knowledge of geometry, their tools for making geometrical designs were a compass and a ruler. This book uses the same design principle. It demonstrates how Islamic craftsmen would draw a hexagon and a pentagon with only their tools of a compass and a ruler. The method used in this book is new and innovative; it makes it easy for enthusiasts of any age to learn how to make their own designs. The book contains twenty different geometrical designs, ranging from simple to complex. All designs are related to a location in the Islamic world where they can be found. For example, there are designs from: - the Great Mosque of Cordoba, Spain - the Mustansiriya Mosque in Baghdad, Iraq - the Esrefoglu Mosque in Beysehir, Turkey - the Sheikh Abd al-Samad Complex in Natanz, Iran - the tomb of Bibi Jawindi in Uch, Pakistan - the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria - the Tomb of Jalal al-Din Hussein in Uzgen, Kirgizstan the book is accompanied with an interactive CD-Rom that contains all twenty designs presented as animations, printable gridpaper PDF's, printable colouring designs, interactive photographs and an extensive photogallery showing highlights of Islamic geometrical compositions.
Title: " Islamitische Geometrische Patronen Zelf Ontwerpen en Maken" author: Eric Broug ISBN: 9054601345 price: €24.50 published bij Bulaaq Publishers in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Sample pages from a design from the mosque of al-Salih Tala'i in Cairo, Egypt	Sample pages from designs from a) the Tomb of Bibi Jawindi in Uch, Pakistan and b) the Qarawiyyin Mosque in Fez, Morocco.
Below are a few samples of the animations and photos on the CD-Rom
An animation of the design of the Esrefoglu Mosque in Beysehir in Turkey Click on the image to open the animation in a new window. Click on start to play the animation. Click on Vooruit to proceed through the design step-by-step.
animations designed by Toman Design in Prague

Sample images from the photogallery on the CD-Rom

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If you are a publisher and are interested in this book, please contact Bulaaq Publishers in Amsterdam