The Sense of Unity

The Sense of Unity

Cameron Poulter, Joseph Alderfer, Chicago, Illinois, 1973

Description

This is the first study of traditional Islamic architecture of Persia from the point of view of the central doctrine of “unity in multiplicity”. The author’s show how space, shape, surface, color, and matter are integrated to express the concept of unity. The design of the book is based on “the magic square”, a nine=square grid symbolic in Islamic tradition. Colors used are also symbolic: White=light’ Black=the absence of light; Sandlewood—earth, neutrality, the floor of the architect.

Collections: Fifty Books of the Year (1974)
Discipline: Book design
Format: Book

Credits

Art directors
Cameron Poulter, Joseph Alderfer
Designer
Joseph Alderfer
Illustrator
Nader Ardalan
Photographer
Nader Ardalan
Authors
Nader Ardalan, Laleh Bakitar
Size
12 x 12 inches
Pages
172
Quantity printed
edition of 2,500
Price
$17.50
Typeface
Monotype Univers Light 685, 10/12, with display in Monotype Univers Light 685
Typesetter
William Clowes & Sons, Ltd.
Printer
Photopress, Inc.
Printing method
offset
Paper
Patina II (Warren), 60 lb., White
Paper supplies
Hobert McIntosh Paper Company
Binder
Rand McNally & Company
Binding method
bound in pre-printed Kivar I (Scott) on 80 pt. binder’s board
Quantity printed
Smyth sewn, square back
Endpapers
Multicolor (Process Materials) Cafe
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
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