The Geometric Language of Anatolian Seljuk Art (3 Volumes Set)

We proudly present The Geometric Language of Anatolian Seljuk Art, the result of two years of dedicated work by Serap Ekizler Sönmez, a unique study for architects, mathematicians, art historians, historians of science, designers, traditional artists, and anyone interested in the analysis of geometric patterns. Geometric patterns, which are the most powerful indicators of the richness of the connection between science and art in Islamic Civilization, continue to live with us like doors opening to the spirit of the lands we live on. By traveling across Anatolia for two years to explore this immense richness and establishing both its visual and theoretical foundations, Serap Ekizler Sönmez has gifted a treasure to our cultural world. Knowing that the language of the cosmos is geometry and pointing out that art is a nation's endeavor to comprehend the world, this monumental work also offers a proposal on how tradition can nourish the future. In this work, which took more than two years to prepare and in which 64 historical monuments from 23 cities were studied in detail, 118 patterns found in various architectural structures were analyzed, and how they emerged was explained step by step and shown in 1487 drawings. Among those with a systematic geometric infrastructure, the 118 selected patterns were produced using both ruler-compass construction and polygonal systems, as well as different perspectives permitted by geometry. The most important aspect that distinguishes this book from other analysis books is that it draws attention to the kinship relations between the patterns and offers guiding approaches for creating new designs. Seen from this perspective, it can be said that it contains many more designs than the number of patterns analyzed. Ketebe Publishing has a special mission to protect, disseminate, and keep the subtleties, secrets, historical processes, present, future, and living values of Traditional Islamic Arts on the agenda of our cultural world. For this reason, The Geometric Language of Anatolian Seljuk Art was chosen as our 300th book.