Treasures of islam artistic glories of the muslim world discover the grandeur of islam in a vivid portrait of some of the greatest and most creative civilizations ever to have existed a wide range of peoples and cultures all united spiritually by their adherence to islam and its holy book. The scientific glory of the world of islam which invented chemistry on the eve of the eighth century and created the arabic numerals and algebra a century later enabled artistic sophistication wedded to science muslim tiling techniques in the 1200s embraced quasi crystalline a method of non repetitive tiling patterns this technique was discovered by the west as a scientific breakthrough in the twentieth century roger penrose of oxford university there is one or two fleeting mentions . Treasures of islam artistic glories of the muslim world bernard okane author duncan baird 35 224p isbn 978 1 84483 483 9 in this sumptuous volume okane combines an overview of islamic. Treasures of islam artistic glories of the muslim world item preview remove circle share or embed this item embed embed for wordpresscom hosted blogs and archiveorg item description tags want more advanced embedding details examples and help no favorite share flag flag this item for graphic violence graphic sexual content texts treasures of islam artistic glories of . Get this from a library treasures of islam artistic glories of the muslim world bernard okane explores the impact of islam on the cultural heritage of diverse communities around the world focusing on how works of art and architecture have been influenced and inspired by islamic traditions