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Seljuk Prayer Carpet: Photographs

01/01/1993
Carpet, Sketches

Seven photographs of the carpet.

Photograph:

  • 1) The carpet
  • 2) Focus on top section
  • 3) The carpet in B&W
  • 4) Alexander's sketch of overall structure
  • 5) Alexander's sketch of overall structure - inverted
  • 6) Alexander's sketch of border with its centers
  • 7) Alexander's sketch of niche with its centers
Content of
  • Seljuk Prayer carpet
    Carpet Collection
    13th century fragmentary prayer rug, 127cm x 170cm, Konya, Central Antolia; 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 ...
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