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" Symbol, pattern & symmetry : "
Michael Hann.
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638379
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Hann, M. A.
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Symbol, pattern symmetry : : the cultural significance of structure /\ Michael Hann.
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xxxiii, 322 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :: illustrations (some color) ;; 26 cm
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9780857854889 (hardback)
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: 0857854887 (hardback)
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: 9781472503121 (pbk.)
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: 1472503120 (pbk.)
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9780857854902 (epub)
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9781472539007 (epdf)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-314) and index.
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| Contents
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Stylistic diffusion, adoption and adaptation : The process of diffusion ; Components of diffusion, adoption and adaptation ; Motifs, symbols and symbolism ; A nine-point framework -- Geometric patterns of culture : Principles, concepts and constructions ; Geometric analysis in the visual arts ; A small addition to a systematic analytical framework -- Cradles of civilization and initiators of trade : The development of international trade ; Motifs and compositions ; The royal standard of Ur and other treasures ; Neo-Assyrian sculptures ; The Ishtar Gate ; The Cyrus cylinder ; The Babylonian map of the world -- Facilitators and intermediaries in lands to the east : Ancient trade networks ; Examples of intermediaries ; Chinese dragon motifs ; The Oxus treasure ; Steppe art ; Gandhara sculpture -- Cultural interaction and exchange : Networks ; Textiles ; The Pazyryk carpet ; Hagia Sophia ; The ship cloths of Sumatra -- Stupas and mandalas : Buddhist stupas ; Tibetan thangkas ; Buddhist symbols and other imagery - Mosques and minarets : The Umayyad origins of Islamic visual arts ; Relevant periods, caliphates and dynasties ; Motifs, symbols and patterns ; Islamic star tilings ; Mosque tilings of Shiraz -- Islamic Spain : Umayyad origins ; Achievements in various visual arts (manuscripts, textiles, ceramics, metal and wood) ; Mudéjar visual arts ; Great Mosque of Cordoba ; Alhambra palace complex -- Safavid Persia : Architecture ; Manuscripts ; Carpets ; Other textiles ; Ceramics ; A Safavid prayer rug cartoon ; The Ardabil carpet (Victoria and Albert Museum) ; Shiraz tiling façades -- Ottoman Turkey : Calligraphy and manuscript painting and binding ; Carpets ; Other textiles (including embroidery) ; Ceramics ; Motifs and symbols from Ottoman times ; Iznik pottery ; Symmetry analysis of motifs and patterns -- India and Pakistan : Architecture ; Miniature paintings and manuscripts ; Textiles ; Other visual arts ; The temple cloth of the mother goddess ; Kashmiri shawl motifs ; Shalimar Gardens ; Sindhi ajraks -- Unity in diversity: the visual arts of Indonesia : Monuments ; Visual art forms and techniques ; Motifs, symbols and patterns ; Borobudur ; Javanese batiks ; Indonesian ikats ; Prambanan temple complex -- The visual arts of dynastic China : Motifs and symbols ; Ancient bronzes -- East of east: Korea and Japan : Korea ; Japan -- Korean roof tiles, stone lanterns and pagodas ; Katagami stencils -- Conclusion.
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Decoration and ornament-- Themes, motives-- Social aspects.
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Signs and symbols-- Social aspects.
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Culture-- Semiotic models.
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745.01516
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NK1570.H36 2014
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Symbol, pattern and symmetry
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