Designa Wooden Books

Author : Adam Tetlow
Publisher : eBook Partnership
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-09
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781912706273

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Designa by Adam Tetlow Pdf

Have you ever stared at patterned wallpaper and wondered how it was designed? Been captivated by some priceless Celtic art? Or boggled at a beautiful Islamic pattern? Have you ever stepped back and thought about the illusion of reality your senses create for you? Or pondered the symmetries which inform your feelings of what seems right? Is there a Golden secret, revealed by nature herself, which is common to all of the traditional arts? Packed with information and exquisite illustrations by more than twelve expert authors, Designa is the ultimate sourcebook for visual artists and designers of every kind.

Author : Adam Tetlow,Sutton,Delong,McNaughton,Wade,Olsen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Graphic arts
ISBN : 1907155155

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Designa by Adam Tetlow,Sutton,Delong,McNaughton,Wade,Olsen Pdf

'Designa' brings together six bestselling visual arts titles, each of them a bestseller in their own right. Each title features a collection of world-class reference material, with super-clear high-resolution old-style graphics printed in 13 different ink colours.

Author : John Martineau
Publisher : Bloomsbury USA
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-07
Category : Design
ISBN : 1620406594

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Designa by John Martineau Pdf

Following the success of Quadrivium and Sciencia, a compendium of six titles on art and design in the acclaimed Wooden Books series appears here in one volume. From the geometric patterns of Islamic art and design to the swirling floral motifs of Celtic art, Designa brings together six elegant and insightful short volumes from the Wooden Books series on art and design including Islamic Design, Celtic Pattern, Curves, The Golden Section, Symmetry, and Perspective. Lavishly illustrated with engravings, woodcuts, and original drawings and diagrams, Designa will inspire readers of all ages to take an interest in the interconnected knowledge of art and design from different cultures throughout the world. Wooden Books was founded in 1999 by designer John Martineau near Hay-on-Wye. The aim was to produce a beautiful series of recycled books based on the classical philosophies, arts and sciences. Using the Beatrix Potter formula of text facing picture pages, and old-styles fonts, along with hand-drawn illustrations and 19th century engravings, the books are designed not to date. Small but stuffed with information. Eco friendly and educational. Big ideas in a tiny space. There are over 1,000,000 Wooden Books now in print worldwide and growing.

Author : Daud Sutton
Publisher : eBook Partnership
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781912706037

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Islamic Design by Daud Sutton Pdf

Across the Islamic world, illuminating Korans from Morocco to Malaysia, and adorning mosques, mausoleums and palaces, are hidden some of the most exquisite geometrical devices ever conceived by man. In this excellent little book, geometer Daud Sutton unravels the mystery of Islamic patterns, explaining where they come from, how to draw them, and hinting at the Divine messages they encode. WOODEN BOOKS are small but packed with information. "e;Fascinating"e; FINANCIAL TIMES. "e;Beautiful"e; LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. "e;Rich and Artful"e; THE LANCET. "e;Genuinely mind-expanding"e; FORTEAN TIMES. "e;Excellent"e; NEW SCIENTIST. "e;Stunning"e; NEW YORK TIMES. Small books, big ideas.

Author : David Wade
Publisher : Mathemagical Ancient Wizdom
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Pattern formation (Physical sciences)
ISBN : UVA:X030357553

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Li by David Wade Pdf

Welsh Border architect David Wade has spent a lifetime gathering and organising the extraordinary families of surface patterns that nature throws up at every scale. In this book, illustrated by the author, we see branching patterns, animal spots, crack patterns and much, much more.

Author : Miranda Lundy
Publisher : eBook Partnership
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781912706020

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Sacred Geometry by Miranda Lundy Pdf

Is there a secret visual language all around us? What's so special about the shape of the Great Pyramid? Why is there something so sixy about circles? How many ways can you tile the plane? Lavishly illustrated by the author, this enchanting small introduction to one of the oldest and most widely-used ancient traditions on Earth will forever change the way you look at a triangle, arch, window, fabric repeat, ceramic pattern, graphic design, painting, spiral or flower. WOODEN BOOKS are small but packed with information. "e;Fascinating"e; FINANCIAL TIMES. "e;Beautiful"e; LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. "e;Rich and Artful"e; THE LANCET. "e;Genuinely mind-expanding"e; FORTEAN TIMES. "e;Excellent"e; NEW SCIENTIST. "e;Stunning"e; NEW YORK TIMES. Small books, big ideas.

Author : John Martineau
Publisher : eBook Partnership
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-08
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781912706242

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Quadrivium by John Martineau Pdf

The Quadrivium consists of the four Liberal Arts of Number, Geometry, Music, and Cosmology, studied from antiquity to the Renaissance as a way of glimpsing the nature of reality. They synthesize number, space, and time. Geometry is number in space, music is number in time, and the cosmos expresses number in space and time. Number, music, and geometry are metaphysical truths, good and beautiful everywhere at all times. Life across the universe investigates them. They foreshadow the physical sciences. This is the first volume to bring together the Quadrivium for many hundreds of years

Author : Burkard Polster
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : 1907155120

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Sciencia by Burkard Polster Pdf

"Sciencia" gathers together six individual volumes spanning the realms of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, evolution, and astronomy. Lavishly illustrated with engravings, woodcuts, and original drawings and diagrams, it inspires readers of all ages to take an interest in the interconnected knowledge of the modern sciences.

Author : John MARTINEAU,John Mitchell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 190715518X

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Trivium by John MARTINEAU,John Mitchell Pdf

Author : John Martineau
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Cosmology
ISBN : 190715504X

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Quadrivium by John Martineau Pdf

Composed of six previously published works.

Author : Miranda Lundy
Publisher : Wooden
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2006-02-15
Category : Numerology
ISBN : 1904263445

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Sacred Number by Miranda Lundy Pdf

Beautifully illustrated with many old engravings as well as contemporary imagery, "Sacred Number" covers basic counting systems and the widespread use of 20 important numbers from major religious texts; the importance of astronomy, geometry, and music to number quality; and how numbers affect architecture.

Author : David Wade
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2006-10-17
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780802715388

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Symmetry by David Wade Pdf

As much of interest to mathematicians as it is to artists, as relevant to physics as to architecture, symmetry underlies almost every aspect of nature and our experience of the world. Illustrated with old engravings and original work by the author, this book moves from church windows and mirror reflections to the deepest ideas of hidden symmetries in physics and geometry, music and the arts, left- and right-handedness.

Author : Hugh Newman
Publisher : eBook Partnership
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781912706280

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Megalith by Hugh Newman Pdf

How do you predict eclipses at Stonehenge? Why do the Carnac alignments follow geological fault lines? Why is Avebury precisely one seventh of a circle down from the north pole? Why are so many stone circles egg-shaped or flattened? What is the meaning of the designs in ancient rock art? Why do you have to wait nineteen years to visit the remote site of Callanish? What were the ancients up to? This book details our oldest and grandest buildings, our first temples, our earliest visual art, messages which are still relevant today. With eight authors, and packed with detailed information and exquisite rare illustrations, Megalith is a timeless and valuable sourcebook for anyone interested in prehistory.

Author : Robin Heath
Publisher : Wooden
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2006-02
Category : Archaeoastronomy
ISBN : 1904263461

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Sun, Moon and Earth by Robin Heath Pdf

'Sun, Moon & Earth' is dedicated to understanding the incredible dance and marriage of the Sun and the Moon. Heath has solved one of the age-old puzzles of antiquity and in these pages shows simple tricks which predict eclipses, the motions of the Moon's nodes, and even the number of days in a year.

Author : Andrew Sutton
Publisher : Wooden
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10
Category : Compasses (Mathematical instruments)
ISBN : 1904263666

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Ruler and Compass by Andrew Sutton Pdf

Sutton guides the reader through the once treasured principles of ruler and compass constructions, used for centuries by architects, carpenters, stonemasons and master craftsmen. Instruction is given on how to draw heptograms, heptakaidecagons, circles inside triangles and many more artistic geometric shapes.