Handbook of Regular Patterns: An Introduction to Symmetry in Two Dimensions

Stevens, Peter S.

ISBN 10: 0262690888 / ISBN 13: 9780262690881

Edité par Mit Pr, 1981

Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly! N° de réf. du vendeur DBV.0262690888.G

Synopsis :

This handbook takes a different approach by revealing the structural anatomy of patterns, showing how they are generated and how their parts interrelate.

Most books catalog patterns either by motif or historical period. This handbook takes a different approach by revealing the structural anatomy of patterns, showing how they are generated and how their parts interrelate. It demonstrates how designers and artists, whether students or professionals, can play limitless variations upon a few fundamental patterns and structural arrangements.

The book explores these configurations step by step, starting with simple symmetries of mirror reflections, rotations, translations, and glide-reflections, building to point groups and the seven distinct band or linear arrays, and culminating in the seventeen full-fledged wallpaper patterns. A concluding chapter presents a visual synopsis of the basic patterns.

The author, whose own designs are included here, is a registered architect, practicing artist, and author of Patterns in Nature.

À propos de l?auteur: Peter S. Stevens is a registered architect, practicing artist, and author of Patterns in Nature.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Handbook of Regular Patterns: An ...
Éditeur : Mit Pr
Date d'édition : 1981
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : good