The Topkapı scroll
geometry and ornament in Islamic architecture : Topkapı Palace Museum Library MS H. 1956
Our rough guess is there are 98,750 words in this book.
At a pace averaging 250 words per minute, this book will take 6 hours and 35 minutes to read. With a half hour per day, this will take 13 days to read.
How long will it take you?
This book will take an estimated to read at a reading speed averaging words per minute. With 30 minutes per day, this will take to read.
Enter your reading speedYou can take one of our WPM reading speed tests to find your reading speed.
Create a free account to track your reading progress, build your reading list, and set reading goals.
We earn a commission on purchases
Author
Contributions
- Al-Asad, Mohammad. - Contributor
- Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities. - Contributor
Publication
1995 - Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities, Santa Monica, CA, California
Language
English
Word Count
98,750 words, Guess
Page Count
395 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL782658M
- ISBN-100892363355
- OCLC Control Number59606048
- OCLC Control Number32311145
- Library of Congress Control Number95014621
and 2 more
- LibraryThing4167521
- Goodreads661969
Classifications
- DDC720/.22/255
- LCCNA2706.A783 N43 1995
Description
Precious few architectural drawings and no theoretical treatises on architecture remain from the premodern Islamic world. One exceedingly rich and valuable source of information, however, is the Timurid pattern scroll in the collection of the Topkapi Palace Museum, examined here by Gulru Necipoglu. In The Topkapi Scroll - Geometry and Ornament in Islamic Architecture, Necipoglu undertakes an in-depth analysis of this unusual pattern scroll and sheds new light on architectural design in the Islamic world between the tenth and sixteenth centuries. She also makes an insightful comparison between the Islamic understanding of geometry and that found in medieval Western art.
Subjects
Topics
Places
Times
Genres
- Catalogs.
Series Statement
- Sketchbooks & albums
Other Editions
- The Topkapı scroll: geometry and ornament in Islamic architecture : Topkapı Palace Museum Library MS H. 1956
Reader Reviews
No reviews yet for this book.
Be the first to share your thoughts!