Name/Title
Handbook of regular patterns : an introduction to symmetry in two dimensionsEntry/Object ID
NK1570.S73Description
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.Collection
Edith Wyle CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
design, edith wyle collection, repetitive patterns (decorative arts), symmetry (art)Book Details
Author
Peter S. StevensPublisher
MITDate Published
1981Call No.
NK1570.S73ISBN
262191881, 9780262191883LCCN
80024152Notes
Length: 424