Islamic Design: A Genius for Geometry (Wooden Books, 22)

This is a great little book and I am giving it 5 stars. The info in it is fantastic and I'm still going through it. But I feel the need to mention that it is much smaller than I expected. The first two Wooden Books I had are Quadrivium and Designa. Those two are very thick books. So I expected the same with this one, but it is much thinner and I have to admit I was a bit dissapointed when I first received it in the mail. However, I'm still giving it 5 starts as the info is great and the book is exactly as it was described. The issue was with my expectation.

This is a book I bought which is part of a series of books on design and geometrics. I really loved this one, which it's many designs and appreciate the intricacy of their detail and intention. If you like design and are interested in the detail behind it. This is for you. I have purchased a total of 5 books in the Wooden Series.

Small book but ok

Beautiful, clear and written with intelligence and delight, this is a wonderful book whether you thought you were interested or not.

Well-organized, clear illustrations and text, and a reasonable price. I like the small size, and I think the black and white format lends itself well to the subject matter. Highly recommended!

I have made changes to my original review, hoping that it will now be more balanced. This book gives an interesting taste of Islamic design, but it is not clear what the author intended to accomplish. The subtitle is "A genius for geometry," and the book does show many designs that are both geometrically cleaver and very beautiful. But the book consists of a series of very short chapters that have little or no continuity, and I would be surprised to find anyone has succeeded in reading the book through from beginning to end. Readers hoping to to make a start at Islamic design will almost certainly need the help of other books. On the other hand, the many drawings Daud Sutton made for this book are outstandingly beautiful. I think that alone justifies purchasing the book. It also contains a lot information about Islamic design, much of it not to be found elsewhere; and the diagrams and explanations are very good. It may not be the book to begin a study of Islamic design, but it is a very valuable, and very beautiful, contribution to the subject.

A lot of info and images are packed into these great little books! Great resources! Nice hardbound books too - They hold up to lots of use. Great for school art studios.

I like it. beautiful content. I was expecting it to be bigger than the size was a bit small. price is a bit expensive.

A small book but very well filled. The text is simple and precise, great illustrations. Very happy with my buy.

رائع

Well organized and concise book

文庫本くらいの大きさで手にとった感じがとても嬉しい本です。 題字がホログラムのように虹色に色が変わるところが素敵です。 エッシャーの絵の骨組のようなダビンチの好んだ縄の文様のような絵を描くヒントがたくさんあり、 直接的に右脳的な嬉しいインスピレーションが豊富です。 全体にカラーはありませんが、セピア色の図版のひとつひとつが紙の質感とマッチしていて美しいです。 小さくてかわいい本ですので文様など好きな方におススメいたします。

Über Daten Inhalt des Buches braucht man nichts mehr sagen. Dieser kleine Band ist DAS klassische Einstiegsbuch in das Thema Islamic Design. Anmerken sollte man nur, für zukünftige Interessierte, das Buch ist sehr klein und der Text, sowie die Bilder sind nur wirklich gut mit einer Vergrösserungs-Hilfe zu lesen. Wie alle Bücher in dieser Serie, in diesem Format, von diesem Verlag.