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Early Carpet with Spotted Lobes – The Old Rug: Photographs

01/01/1993
Carpet, Carpet Patterns

Seven photographs of the carpet.

Photograph:

  • 1) The carpet
  • 2) Second view of the carpet
  • 3) Focus on the top section of the carpet
  • 4) Focus on the central part of the carpet
  • 5) Detail of the central scheme
  • 6) Details at the top left corner
  • 7) Details at the top right corner
Content of
  • Early carpet with Spotted Lobes - The Old Rug
    Carpet Collection
    Possibly 14th century carpet, 128cm x 253cm, Konya; sold on 7-Nov-2017, at Sotheby’s auction .
References
  • Geometry and Fifteen Fundamental Properties
    Christopher Alexander recognized the importance of the geometry of centers and for years he was looking for the common structural features among buildings, paintings, streets, carpets, doors, windows, etc. which have "life" and "wholeness". He identified fifteen structural features which ...
  • Wholeness and the Theory of Centers
    Christoper Alexander defined and described wholeness as an idea to view and shape space, and searched for ways to formulate and represent wholeness in precise terms, as a structure. He idenfied the entities with 'strength' give structure to what is ...
  • Series of drinking glasses for Dutch Glassworks: Information about glass color codes and pigment manufacturers forwarded to Christopher Alexander. 09/05/1997
    Work of Art, Design Matters
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