Author: Dye, Daniel S.
Title: Chinese Lattice Designs
Description: Mineola, NY. Dover Publications Inc.. 1975. First Thus. Octavo. Soft Cover. Very Good. 469 Pages, numerous black and white line drawings, paper. Chinese craft design excelled in the manipulation of geometric space and reached its highest point in the design of window lattices on Chinese houses. More than 1,200 designs are shown here, arranged in a clear system of classification that includes 22 areas of related design - borders, brackets, tail pieces, and so on. The lattices are classified according to one basic figure or concept, and the hundreds of beautiful design variations fall into only 26 categories: parallelogram, octagon or octagon square, hexagon, single focus frames, double focus frames, triple focus frames, quintuple focus frames, no focus frames, wedge-lock, presentation, out-lock, in-out bond, the Han line, parallel waves, opposed waves, recurring wave, loop-continued, like swastikas (a Buddhist symbol), unlike swastikas, central Ju I, all over Ju I, S-scroll, rustic icy-ray, symmetrical ice-ray, and square and round. Each category is introduced with a short commentary and there is a long preface and seven introductory sections at the front.

Keywords: ART HISTORY