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Document Details : Title: Mathematics and Meaning in the Structure and Composition of Timurid Miniature Painting Author(s): CHAPMAN, S. Journal: Persica Volume: 19 Date: 2003 Pages: 33-68 DOI: 10.2143/PERS.19.1.505104 Abstract : Even at first glance many Timurid miniature paintings reveal a strong sense of pattern and organization on which much of their overall dynamism depends. One can see the repetition of geometric shapes created by the figures, the very static and linear nature of much of the architecture, and the feeling of proportion and harmony in their composition.The obvious deliberation in their structure suggests that they may have been precisely planned and may even adhere to some kind of mathemathical formula. |
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