Decorative Textiles from Arab and Islamic Cultures: Selected Works from the Al Lulwa Collection

by Jennifer Weard, Jennifer Scarce, Jennifer Wearden

Book Overview

One of the most distinctive features of Islamic design is the evolution of an increasingly abstract and repetitive repertoire of motifs, which are shared among all media - metalwork, woodwork, ceramics, tilework and textiles. In textiles the main themes are based on angular and geometric shapes - vertical and horizontal striped bands; hexagons and octagons, which can be linked and infinitely extended; stylized and rhythmic scrolls of foliage and flowers;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1907372873
• ISBN13: 9781907372872
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Paul Holberton Publishing
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.6" x 11.8"