The Grammar of Pattern, 9781138065581
Paperback
The book describes characteristics of textile and other surface patterns. It identifies, illustrates and reviews a wide range of pattern types including spotted, striped, checked, tessellating and other types of all-over patterns. It includes 200 original black-and-white line drawings and 50 colour images.

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  • Paperback

    209 pages

  • Release Date

    3 April 2019

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Summary

The Grammar of Pattern describes characteristics of textile and other surface patterns, and identifies, illustrates, and reviews a wide range of pattern types including spotted, striped, checked, tessellating and other types of all-over patterns with original drawings and images.

This book includes original black-and-white line drawings and color images. The modular nature of patterns is explored, and attention is focused on the vast diversity of pattern ty…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781138065581
ISBN-10:1138065587
Author:Michael Hann
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:CRC Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:209
Release Date:3 April 2019
Weight:500g
Dimensions:254mm x 178mm
Series:Textile Institute Professional Publications
About The Author

Michael Hann

Professor Michael Hann (BA, MPhil, PhD, FRSA, FRAS, FTI) holds the Chair of Design Theory at the University of Leeds. He is also Director of ULITA – an Archive of International Textiles, an important international archive (and, in the context of this book, a source of illustrative material). He has published across a wide range of subject areas, has made numerous keynote addresses at international conferences, and is an acknowledged international authority on the geometry of design. Recent book publications include: Hann, M (2012). Structure and Form in Design (London: Berg); Hann, M. (2013), Symbol, Pattern and Symmetry (London: Bloomsbury) and Hann, M. (2015), Stripes, Grids and Checks (London: Bloomsbury). He has held adjunct, visiting or invited professorships at institutions in Belgium, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea and the Peoples’ Republic of China.

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