THE ALHAMBRA WITH A RULER AND COMPASS

The palaces of the Alhambra offer a superb lesson in geometry as an art form, especially in the plasterwork and tiling that cover it s walls. For centuries, visitoris have been amazed by the complexity of the forms and the beautiful colours of the countless designs that emerged from the medieval workshops of the Nasrid Court.This book, conceived as a step-by-step manual, attempts to unveil the underlying structure behind many of these compositions as well as the methods necessary to be able to draw them. The process require s nothing...[Read more]