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Tiling and Symmetry
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Polyhedra |
Tiling &
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Fractals |
General Interest
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Simple Kaleidoscopes : 24 Spectacular Scopes to Make, by Gary Newlin
The appeal of kaleidoscopes is universal. Readers
celebrate the magic of these
eye-catching devices by learning how they work,
and then creating two dozen of your
own sensational--and simple--scopes. 70 color
illustrations.
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Design and Color in Islamic Architecture : Eight Centuries of the Tile-Maker's Art, by Roland Michaud (Photographer), Sabrina Michaud
The Koranic proscription against human and animal imagery turned centuries
of Islamic artists and architects inward, to create unmatched examples of
geometric and decorative art. This lavish, authoritative book, with gorgeous
photographs by Roland and Sabrina Michaud, provides an introduction and
overview to, as the subtitle disarmingly puts it, "Eight Centuries of the
Tile-Maker's Art." The often-anonymous Islamic artists whose work is
featured here, however, were far more than tile-makers: they were
astonishing draughtsmen, dazzling colorists, hypnotically inventive creators of
endlessly spiraling design. The Michauds' photographs are complemented by
text from the scholar Michael Barry. The book is lent increased interest by
the fact that some of the landmarks featured are now off-limits to many
Westerners, especially Americans. [review, amazon.com]
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Handbook of Regular Patterns : An Introduction to Symmetry in Two Dimensions, by Peter S. Stevens, C. Peter Stevens
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Introduction to Tessellations, by Dale Seymour, Jill Britton
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M.C. Escher Kaleidocycles, by Wallace Walker, M. C. Escher, Doris
S. Schattschneider
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Quasicrystals and Geometry, by Marjorie Senechal
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The Kaleidoscope Book : A Spectrum of Spectacular Scopes to Make, by Thom Boswell (Editor)
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Structure in Nature Is a Strategy for Design, by Peter Pearce
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Tilings and Patterns : An Introduction, by Branko Grunbaum, G.C. Shephard
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