num_pages: 287
description: David Wade takes the reader on a journey through the world views of successive from Plato s philosophy of the Ideal Form, &amp; the ancient Chinese philosophy of change, through to the modern scientific view of structure &amp; indeterminacy as embodied in the laws of science. He also shows how these perceptions about the nature of the universe inform the art of their the form &amp; fluidity of Primitive art, the crystalline order of Islamic patterns, &amp; the subtlety &amp; vitality of Chinese landscapes &amp; calligraphy. Includes numerous drawings of patterns from various cultures.
language: English
title: Crystal & Dragon: The Cosmic Two-Step
titlecomplete: Crystal & Dragon: The Cosmic Two-Step
ratings_count: 10
publisher: Green Books