Persian Designs and Motifs for Artists and Craftsmen

by Ali Dowlatshahi

Book Overview

Outstanding collection of 400 motifs of rich Persian tradition, ready to use in many areas of design. The motifs include floral designs, geometrics, arabesques, mythical creatures, rosettes, paisley patterns, palmettes, medallions, border and marginal decorations, scrolls, curves, and hunting scenes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486238156
• ISBN13: 9780486238159
• Release Date: October 1979
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 110 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.4" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

Good inspiration for the working artist

This is a good source for artistic inspiration - I am a henna artist and most of the designs are easily adaptable into body art (for those of intermediate to advanced drawing skills). The only critiques I have are the lack of specific dates/origins of the designs and the lack of translations of arabic script. Given its nature as a general overview with hand-rendered drawings, it is a good resource to build your own artwork from, not to use as a historical reference book.

Good for Understanding Basic Motifs

The book is in black and white and is a rendering of motifs by Mr. Dowlatshahi. It is not a historical text or a book of pictures of Persian designs. It is his rendering of those designs. It is good for the purpose for which it was created: the use of Persian motifs in designing fabrics, textiles, etc...

great if you're going to make a persian rug

This book is perfect if your planning to make a nice rug. We bought it for henna designs. The patterns in this book are not good for mehndi. Nice designs though!