Geometrical Patterns
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Arabic Geometrical Pattern and Design
0 486 22924 6 J.Bourgoin
Intricate overall patterns based on hexagons, octagons, rosettes and other geometric figures. Includes 200 plates from traditional Arab sources.
£9.95
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Japanese Optical and Geometric Art
0 486 23553 X Hajima Ouchi
A total of 746 ingenious designs with circles, dots, squares, ellipses, lines and angles are the substance of this book. A virtuoso display of imagination.
£9.95
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New Book of Chinese Lattice Designs
0 486 24128 9 Daniel Dye
Frames, borders and intricate interlocking patterns are among the 372 different lattice designs included in this collection. Many have never been published elsewhere.
£7.95
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Making Star Shapes
0 951073 50 8 Hine & Limbrick
A book of ideas and suggestions for making a huge variety of different kinds of star shapes.
The shapes can be drawn or printed with simple blocks, made out of folded paper, foil, tissue or card, assembled from straws or pipe-cleaners and used for displays or Christmas decorations. It is a book for teachers who would like to do some practical geometry with a strong visual emphasis.
£3.50
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Optical and Geometric Patterns and Designs
0 486 22214 4 Spiros Horemis
500 original designs on geometrical themes give a fascinating collection of shapes and images.
£8.95
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Kaleidometrics
The art of making beautiful patterns from circles
0 906212 21 9 Sheilah Shaw
Sheilah Shaw has discovered a remarkable way to draw beautiful patterns and in this book shows how it is done. She starts with circles and then shows how to draw special grids in them. From these grids she demonstrates how patterns are developed, giving an almost infinite range of possibilities. There are many of her patterns to colour and a selection of the grids, as well as advice and help, to create some truly original designs.
£2.80
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Curve Stitching
The art of sewing beautiful mathematical patterns
0 906212 65 0 Jon Millington
Curve stitching is a creative, practical activity with a strong mathematical background. This book explains the technique and there are large colour photographs of a good selection of beautiful designs, with 'stitch-by-stitch' sewing plans. The different families of designs are put into their mathematical context and there are many suggestions for further development. There is also a good collection of computer programs written in Basic. These programs can readily be modified and adapted so that one can find on screen those patterns which will be most pleasing to sew.
£6.95
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Looking at patterns and their construction
Robert Field has travelled extensively and has taken his camera and a keen eye with him wherever he has gone. Many people will be both suprised and delighted by the sheer number and variety of interesting patterns that he has discovered. These books will appeal both to those who have a particularl interest in the topic covered but also to those who are looking for a rich resource of pattern designs.
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Geometric Patterns from Roman Mosaics
And how to draw them
0 906212 63 4 Robert Field
The book concentrates not on the figurative panels but on the geometric borders and patterns with which virtually all floors and corridors were decorated. Robert Field has collected examples from many different sites and the book is arranged as a series of step-by-step drawing exercises. Experiencing the way the design elements are linked together is undoubtedly the best way to appreciate how inventive and skillful those ancient artists were.
£2.95
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Geometric Patterns from Churches and Cathedrals
1.899618 13 9 Robert Field
£2.95
Geometric Patterns from Tiles and Brickwork
1 899618 12 0 Robert Field
£2.95
Robert Field has travelled extensively and has taken his camera and a keen eye with him wherever he has gone. Many people will be both surprised and delighted by the sheer number and variety of interesting patterns that he has discovered. These books will appeal both to those who have a particular interest in the topic covered but also to those who are looking for a rich resource of pattern designs.
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Geometric Patterns from Islamic Art & Architecture
1 899618 22 8 Robert Field
With its concentration on geometrical forms, Islamic design offers a very
rich source of wonderful patterns. Many are taken from Moorish Spain and
the traditional sites of the Middle East and North Africa, but this book
also includes patterns which have been used in the mosques of Great
Britain.
£2.95
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Altair Design
Special patterns for everyone to colour
These two books of very special patterns are fascinating to colour and
provide almost unlimited scope for the imagination. They are so rich in
possibilities that the simple question 'What can you see in the pattern?'
can produce as many different answers as there are people or occasions.
Firmly based on principles that were first discovered by Arabic
mathematicians in the tenth century, they have now been thoroughly
investigated by John Martineau and accurately drawn by computer. The most
beautiful ones have been selected for these two books, the first based on
the square and the second on the hexagon.
Book 1 1 899618 25 2 £2.95
Book 2 1 899618 26 0 £2.95
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Celtic Knots Poster
Anne Bowyer
The very beautiful Celtic designs on this poster are taken from many
different sources including the Book of Kells and the Lindisfarne Gospels.
An important characteristic of a Celtic knot is that every band passes
alternately over and under the other bands that it intersects. Each design
shows the geometric grids from which it has been developed and the
technique could form the basis for a stimulating project or investigation.
840 x 600mm £2.80 (+ VAT)
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