Photograph

Konya Prayer Rug: Photographs

01/01/1993

Carpet, Sketches

Four photographs, two of the carpet, and two more of related sketches.

Photograph:

Content of

Work of Art 1 Items

Konya Prayer Rug

Carpet Collection

18th century, Central Anatolia; sold on 2018, at Sotheby’s auction .

References

Scientific Research 2 Items

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 ...