TY  - BOOK
AU  - Makovicky,Emil
TI  - Symmetry: Through the Eyes of Old Masters 
SN  - 9783110417050
AV  - N7431 .M35 2016eb
U1  - 701/.8 23
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - Berlin, Boston : 
PB  - De Gruyter (O), 
KW  - Crystallography
KW  - Decoration and ornament
KW  - Repetitive patterns (Decorative arts)
KW  - Symmetry (Art)
KW  - Symmetry
KW  - Hypersymmetry
KW  - Linear groups
KW  - Ornaments
KW  - Periodic patterns
KW  - Plane groups
KW  - SCIENCE / Physics / Crystallography
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Acknowledgments --; Contents --; Introduction --; 1. Fundamental categories --; 2. The convenient start: Plane groups of symmetry --; 3. Intertwined patterns: Layer groups of symmetry --; 4. Two-colored periodic ornamentation --; 5. Polychromatic patterns --; 6. Beyond 2D groups: Hypersymmetry, superstructures, two symmetries in one pattern, the “order-disorder” patterns, homothety and similarity, inversion and nonlinear patterns --; 7. Quasiperiodic patterns --; 8. Fractals and fractal character --; 9. Style and symmetry – symmetry and style --; References --; Index; restricted access
N2  - A large range of symmetries in art is presented through clear and aesthetically outstanding examples of historical ornaments. Compendious comments illustrate the selected photographic material by addressing the interested and specialist reader alike. Contents:IntroductionFundamental categoriesThe convenient start: Plane groups of symmetryIntertwined patterns: Layer groups of symmetryTwo-colored periodic ornamentationPolychromatic patternsBeyond 2D groups: Hypersymmetry, superstructures, two symmetries in one pattern, the "order-disorder" patterns, homothety and similarity, inversion and nonlinear patternsQuasiperiodic patternsFractals and fractal characterStyle and symmetry – symmetry and styleReferencesIndex
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