Islamic Designs In Color

Over 160 rich, sumptuous designs, reproduced from rare 19th-century edition. Royalty-free motifs include geometrics, florals, other designs in many shapes and sizes.

A unique investigation into the aesthetics of colour in Islamic art revealing its deeper symbolic and mystical meanings. The experience of colour in Islamic visual culture has historically been overlooked. In this new approach, Idries Trevathan examines the language of colour in Islamic art and architecture in dialogue with its aesthetic contexts, offering insights into the pre-modern Muslim experience of interpreting colour. The seventeenth-century Shah Mosque in Isfahan, Iran, represents one of the finest examples of colour-use on a grand scale. Here, Trevathan examines the philosophical and mystical traditions that formed the mosque's backdrop. He shows how careful combinations of colour and design proportions in Islamic patterns expresses knowledge beyond that experienced in the corporeal world, offering another language with which to know and experience God. Colour thus becomes a spiritual language, calling for a re-consideration of how we read Islamic aesthetics.

Michael Barry's text draws on a wealth of historical, technical and iconographic information to illuminate the history and meaning of these remarkable decorations.

Discover the beauty of sacred geometry with these 35 original Islamic designs. Let your spirit relax as you explore these mathematical patterns inspired by architecture, calligraphy and paintings from the Middle East and beyond. The pages in this book are printed on one side, so you can color with confidence and easily display your finished works. The final pages are blank so you can test your supplies. Designs include large, geometric tile panels, flowing arabesque mandalas, delicate interlacings and more! Go to BrandySinclair.com for books, art, freebies and to connect with other coloring fans.

Here are 141 designs and motifs in authentic full color from classic 19th-century work by noted French historian — a visual vocabulary of Islamic decorative art.

This treasury of 201 color and 12 black-and-white illustrations display all the beauty and intricacy of Islamic art, including exquisite patterns, borders, and motifs comprised of geometrics, florals, and attractive repeating patterns.

This richly illustrated book allows readers to identify the elements and themes of Islamic art forms, and to examine them in works of painting and metalwork, in calligraphy and manuscripts, ceramics, glass, wood, and ivory.