A Foreshadowing of 21st Century Art – The Color and Geometry of Very Early Turkish Carpets

01/01/1993
Original Book

The seventh volume of “The Center for Environmental Structure Series” on architecture published by Oxford University Press is a book about carpets. Alexander assembled what many believe to be one of the finest collections of early Turkish carpets in the world. More than half the carpets are unique examples—carpets with no known counterpart. In this richly illustrated volume—featuring six hundred illustrations, ninety-eight in full color—Alexander takes readers on an engaging tour of his beautiful collection.
“A Foreshadowing of 21st Century Art – The Color and Geometry of very Early Turkish Carpets” besides making an important contribution to the world of carpet scholarship, it contains the first coherent theory of structure of carpet designs, and contains much material that anticipates Alexander’s general theory of order and wholeness, which appears in “The Nature of Order.” Equally important, Alexander’s thoughtful meditations on these carpets will fascinate the many architects, artists, and planners who follow his work.
The book was exhibited at Locus Manifesto-exposition “Re-enchant the World: Architecture and the City facing society´s transitions”, together with others in Science Cabinet #1.
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Authors:
Christopher Alexander
Publisher:
Oxford University Press, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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