Featuring new patterns with detailed explanatory texts, this revised edition is an inspirational guide for craftspeople and artists alike. The marvels of Islami

Combines wide-ranging research with the author's artistic skills to reveal the techniques used to create the patterns adorning buildings in the Islamic world

The main focus of this unique book is an in-depth examination of the polygonal technique; the primary method used by master artists of the past in creating Isla

Issam El-Said pinpoints the rules of composition that form the basis of the geometric concepts of Islamic art. He then shows how intricate patterns are based on

Man and his measure - Geometric patterns in Islamic design - Architecture - Designs.