Overview
"This richly illustrated study brings to light dozens of intriguing examples of symmetrical designs, for instance, in a Zulu loincloth, a Japanese chopstick case, a New England quilt, a Tibetan 'Plaque of a Thousand Lamas,' a Hawaiian water gourd. The same pattern found in a fantastical drawing of lizards by M. C. Escher is echoed in a Fijian basket lid and an Egyptian wall mosaic." āĀ Publishers Weekly
"This extremely useful guide to classifying plane pattern designs ā¦ is extensively illustrated with carvings, textiles, baskets, tiles, and poetry, which are used as examples of various symmetry patterns." āĀ American Anthropologist
"An impressive bookāboth in terms of its physical appearance and its content ... will undoubtedly become the major reference on the analysis of patterns in terms of symmetry properties." āĀ Antiquity
This book title, Symmetries of Culture (Theory and Practice of Plane Pattern Analysis), ISBN: 9780486842325, by Dorothy K. Washburn, Donald W. Crowe, published by Dover Publications (February 17, 2021) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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