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Geometry: Drawing From The Islamic Tradition, Carol Bier Jan 2015

Geometry: Drawing From The Islamic Tradition, Carol Bier

Carol Bier

Getting students involved in careful observation and analysis and encouraging their exploration of cultural forms of expression is an excellent means of introducing mathematical ideas. Geometric patterns abound in Islamic art and architecture. Exhibiting great ingenuity over the centuries, Muslim artists and craftsmen created beautiful patterns to adorn architectural monuments and exquisite objects. The Alhambra in Spain and the Taj Mahal in India offer the most famous examples of extraordinary patterns using brick and glazed tile, or carved and inlaid marble. Other examples of patterns are made using metal, wood, and fiber. Students may gain conceptual and theoretical understanding of …


Inscribed Cotton Ikat From Yemen In The Tenth Century Ce, Carol Bier Jan 2014

Inscribed Cotton Ikat From Yemen In The Tenth Century Ce, Carol Bier

Carol Bier

No abstract provided.


The Decagonal Tomb Tower At Maragha And Its Architectural Context: Lines Of Mathematical Thought, Carol Bier Jan 2012

The Decagonal Tomb Tower At Maragha And Its Architectural Context: Lines Of Mathematical Thought, Carol Bier

Carol Bier

No abstract provided.


Spanish And Mamluk Carpets: Comparisons Of Decoration And Structure, Carol Bier Jan 2004

Spanish And Mamluk Carpets: Comparisons Of Decoration And Structure, Carol Bier

Carol Bier

Two recent exhibitions, Carpets of Andalusia and Mamluk Rugs from Egypt, at The Textile Museum afforded a rare opportunity to compare two radically different rug-weaving traditions from the perspectives of design and weave structure. While not often evident to the casual viewer, there is a significant relationship between design, pattern, and weave structure in all Oriental carpets. The opportunity to explore such differences warrants careful examination and critical viewing.The Mamluk rugs all probably date from the last quarter of the 15th century. They comprise a cohesive group defined by color, a geometric style, and similarity of weave characteristics.


Carpets Of Andalusia, Carol Bier Jan 2003

Carpets Of Andalusia, Carol Bier

Carol Bier

No abstract provided.


Mamluk Rugs From Egypt, Carol Bier Jan 2003

Mamluk Rugs From Egypt, Carol Bier

Carol Bier

No abstract provided.


Mathematical Aspects Of Oriental Carpets, Carol Bier Jan 2001

Mathematical Aspects Of Oriental Carpets, Carol Bier

Carol Bier

The mathematical principles of pattern making according to symmetrical repetition are well-known today, but the mathematical aspects of pattern formation have been glossed over in the study of Oriental carpets, or neglected in favor of either an appreciation of color and form or a discussion of social and ethnic origins. This article seeks to address several mathematical aspects of Oriental carpets, which are both integral to their form and manifest in their visual make-up.


A Calligrapher's Art: Inscribed Cotton Ikat From Yemen, Carol Bier Dec 2000

A Calligrapher's Art: Inscribed Cotton Ikat From Yemen, Carol Bier

Carol Bier

No abstract provided.


Review Of Gulru Necipoglu, The Topkapi Scroll: Geometry And Ornament In Islamic Architecture, Carol Bier Dec 1996

Review Of Gulru Necipoglu, The Topkapi Scroll: Geometry And Ornament In Islamic Architecture, Carol Bier

Carol Bier

A review of Gülru Necipoğlu, The Topkapı Scroll: Geometry and Ornament in Islamic Architecture, published by the Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities, Santa Monica CA (1995)


Approaches To Understanding Oriental Carpets, Carol Bier Feb 1996

Approaches To Understanding Oriental Carpets, Carol Bier

Carol Bier

No abstract provided.


Legacy Of Collector George Hewitt Myers, Carol Bier Feb 1996

Legacy Of Collector George Hewitt Myers, Carol Bier

Carol Bier

No abstract provided.


Symmetry And Pattern: The Art Of Oriental Carpets, Carol Bier Jan 1996

Symmetry And Pattern: The Art Of Oriental Carpets, Carol Bier

Carol Bier

No abstract provided.


Other Pile Weavings From Safavid Iran: The Persian Velvets At Rosenborg, Carol Bier Jan 1996

Other Pile Weavings From Safavid Iran: The Persian Velvets At Rosenborg, Carol Bier

Carol Bier

No abstract provided.


Rugs And Textiles Of Late Imperial China, Carol Bier, Lorna Carmel Jan 1994

Rugs And Textiles Of Late Imperial China, Carol Bier, Lorna Carmel

Carol Bier

No abstract provided.


What Is An Oriental Carpet?, Carol Bier Jan 1993

What Is An Oriental Carpet?, Carol Bier

Carol Bier

No abstract provided.


Falcons And Flowers: Safavid Persian Textile Arts, Carol Bier Jan 1993

Falcons And Flowers: Safavid Persian Textile Arts, Carol Bier

Carol Bier

No abstract provided.


Tappeti Safavidi: L'Arte Tessile In Iran Tra Il Xvi E Il Xviii Secolo (Translated), Carol Bier Jan 1993

Tappeti Safavidi: L'Arte Tessile In Iran Tra Il Xvi E Il Xviii Secolo (Translated), Carol Bier

Carol Bier

No abstract provided.


A Kurdish Reed Screen, Carol Bier Jan 1992

A Kurdish Reed Screen, Carol Bier

Carol Bier

No abstract provided.


Bukhara: Traditional Weavings From Pre-Soviet Central Asia, Carol Bier Jan 1992

Bukhara: Traditional Weavings From Pre-Soviet Central Asia, Carol Bier

Carol Bier

No abstract provided.


Beyond The Pyramids: Geometry And Design In The Carpets Of Egypt 1450-1750, Carol Bier Jan 1991

Beyond The Pyramids: Geometry And Design In The Carpets Of Egypt 1450-1750, Carol Bier

Carol Bier

No abstract provided.


Visions Of Infinity: Design And Pattern In Oriental Carpets, Carol Bier Jan 1990

Visions Of Infinity: Design And Pattern In Oriental Carpets, Carol Bier

Carol Bier

No abstract provided.


An Introduction To Oriental Carpets: The Arthur D. Jenkins Collection, Carol Bier Jan 1989

An Introduction To Oriental Carpets: The Arthur D. Jenkins Collection, Carol Bier

Carol Bier

No abstract provided.


Dragon, Blossoms, Sunbursts: Textile Arts Of The Caucasus, Carol Bier Jan 1989

Dragon, Blossoms, Sunbursts: Textile Arts Of The Caucasus, Carol Bier

Carol Bier

No abstract provided.


Woven From The Soul, Spun From The Heart: Textile Arts Of Safavid And Qajar Iran, Carol Bier Jan 1987

Woven From The Soul, Spun From The Heart: Textile Arts Of Safavid And Qajar Iran, Carol Bier

Carol Bier

No abstract provided.