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Books by Keith Critchlow
  | | Art from the Sacred to the Profane East and West (Writings of Frithjof Schuon) by Frithjof Schuon, Catherine Schuon, Keith Critchlow, Barbara Perry Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2007 by World Wisdom ISBN-13: 978-1-933316-35-2, ISBN: 1-933316-35-7 "This edition of renowned philosopher Frithjof Schuon's writings on the subject of art, selected and edited by his wife Catherine Schuon, contains over 270 photographs―200 color and 70 black and white. He then deals with the spiritual significance of the artistic productions of Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and the Far-Eastern world, while also covering the subjects of beauty and the sense of the sacred, the crafts, poetry, mu ..." |
 | | The Foundations of Christian Art(Illustrated) (Sacred Art in Tradition Series) by Titus Burckhardt, Michael Oren Fitzgerald, Keith Critchlow Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2006 by World Wisdom Illustrated ISBN-13: 978-1-933316-12-3, ISBN: 1-933316-12-8 "The art historian and philosopher of religion, Titus Burckhardt (1908-1984), was one of the 20th centurys most renowned experts on the art of many traditional worlds, as well as the religions that illuminated the art of the civilizations which flowered from them. This book takes the reader on a pilgrimage through the history of Christian art, focusing especially upon its architecture, iconography, illumination, and the arts and crafts ..." |
 | | Time Stands Still(2nd Edition) New Light on Megalithic Science by Keith Critchlow, Rod Bull Paperback, 239 Pages, Published 2007 by Floris Books ISBN-13: 978-0-86315-587-1, ISBN: 0-86315-587-1 "Keith Critchlow, an internationally-renowned scholar, has studied a wide range of Neolithic artifacts. In Time Stands Still, he adopts a technique of cross-cultural comparison to uncover some previously unknown characteristics of the Neolithic peoples.Critchlow uses ancient manuals on temple building from Indian Vedic sources, for example, and applies them to British sites, with fascinating results. He examines Chinese pictographs ..." |
 | | Marilyn Bridges(1st Edition) Markings: Sacred Landscapes from the Air by Marilyn Bridges, Keith Critchlow, Maria Reiche, Lucy Lippard, Haven O'more, Charles Gallenkamp Paperback, 104 Pages, Published 2005 by Aperture ISBN-13: 978-0-89381-423-6, ISBN: 0-89381-423-7 "It was for the gods that these earthworks were made and Marilyn Bridges photographs them as they were meant to be seen-- from the heavens. Markings is Bridges's elegant record of the signs of ancient culture on the earth's surface. Her photographic quest began with a flight over the plains of Peru. From a small aircraft she witnessed the extensive spirals, "runways," and animal figures carved into the earth by the Nazca Indians. Her van ..." |
 | | Islamic Patterns(Reprint) An Analytical and Cosmological Approach by Keith Critchlow, Seyyed Hossein Nasr Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 1999 by Inner Traditions ISBN-13: 978-0-89281-803-7, ISBN: 0-89281-803-4 "The classic study of the cosmological principles found in the patterns of Islamic art and how they relate to sacred geometry and the perennial philosophy. * 150 color and black-and-white drawings of Islamic patterns. * Explains how these patterns guide the mind from the mundane world of appearances to its underlying reality. For centuries the nature and meaning of Islamic art has been wrongly regarded in the West as mere decoration. In ..." |
 | | Order in Space A Design Source Book by Keith Critchlow Plastic Comb, 120 Pages, Published 1994 by Thames & Hudson Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-500-34033-2, ISBN: 0-500-34033-1 "Offering imaginative insight into the area where mathematics and the arts meet, this classic book can be used as a practical tool by architects, designers, or scientists who have to deal with problems such as space defining, distribution patterns, space-filling properties, packing and stacking, economy grids, and communication linkages. The author provides a systematic analysis of the space-defining geometries that are relevant to solvi ..." |
 | | Beauty Memory Unity A Theory of Proportion in Architecture by Steve Bass, Keith Critchlow Paperback, 372 Pages, Published 2019 by Lindisfarne Books ISBN-13: 978-1-58420-967-6, ISBN: 1-58420-967-4 "Ancient architects and artists had a way of striking resonant chords in those who viewed of their work. However, this skill seems to have disappeared. Beauty Memory Unity points toward a possibility of regaining a new sense of unity in the visual arts through a combination of theoretical ideas and practical methods, of narrative description and visual exercises.Proportion―the use of number and geometry as the tools of design―is seen in ..." |
 | | Time stands still New light on megalithic science by Keith Critchlow, Rod Bull Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 1979 by Gordon Fraser ISBN-13: 978-0-86092-040-3, ISBN: 0-86092-040-2 "Keith Critchlow, an internationally-renowned scholar, has studied a wide range of Neolithic artefacts. In "Time Stands Still", he adopts a technique of cross-cultural comparison to uncover some previously unknown characteristics of the Neolithic people. He takes ancient temple-building manuals from Indian Vedic sources, for example, and applies them to British sites - with fascinating results. He examines Chinese pictographs for evidenc ..." |
 | | Mystical Astrology According to Ibn 'Arabi(Updated) by Titus Burckhardt, Bulent Rauf, Keith Critchlow Paperback, 64 Pages, Published 2001 by Fons Vitae ISBN-13: 978-1-887752-43-5, ISBN: 1-887752-43-9 "A unique work, providing the underlying spiritual principles (from the point of view of one of the greatest Sufi masters who ever lived) lacking in most modern books of astrology. It will complement and deepen anyone's personal library or collection of works on astrology." |
 | | Order in Space(1st Edition) A Design Source Book (A Studio Book) by Keith Critchlow Plastic Comb, 120 Pages, Published 1970 by The Viking Press ISBN-13: 978-0-670-52830-1, ISBN: 0-670-52830-7 "Offering imaginative insight into the area where mathematics and the arts meet, this classic book can be used as a practical tool by architects, designers, or scientists who have to deal with problems such as space defining, distribution patterns, space-filling properties, packing and stacking, economy grids, and communication linkages. The author provides a systematic analysis of the space-defining geometries that are relevant to solvi ..." |
 | | The Theology of Arithmetic(1st Edition) (English and Ancient Greek Edition) by Robin Waterfield Iambilichus, Keith Critchlow, Robin A. Waterfield, Robin Waterfield, Keith Kritchlow Paperback, 136 Pages, Published 1988 by Red Wheel / Weiser ISBN-13: 978-0-933999-72-5, ISBN: 0-933999-72-0 "Attributed to Iamblichus (4th cent. AD), The Theology of Arithmetic is about the mystical, mathmatical and cosmological symbolism of the first ten numbers. Its is the longest work on number symbolism to survive from the ancient world, and Robin Waterfield's careful translation contains helpful footnotes, an extensive glossary, bibliography, and foreword by Keith Critchlow. Never before translated from ancient Greek, this important sourc ..." |
 | | Markings(1st Edition) Aerial Views of Sacred Landscapes by Marilyn Bridges, Charles Gallenkamp, Keith Critchlow, Lucy Lippard, Maria Reiche, Haven O'more, Marilyn Photographer Bridges Hardcover, 104 Pages, Published 1986 by Aperture ISBN-13: 978-0-89381-228-7, ISBN: 0-89381-228-5 "The earth is marked with the traces of man's ancient past, and Marilyn Bridges's photographs reveal the spiritual forces inherent in our ancestral creations. Her exploration highlights the mysterious Nazca lines painstakingly scored two thousand years ago onto a Peruvian desert landscape; the sacred temples and pyramids of the Maya, deep in the Yucatán jungle; the enigmatic earthworks of ancient North American Indians; and the colossal ..." |
 | | Rediscovering Sacred Science by Christopher Bamford, Keith Critchlow, Anne Macaulay Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 1994 by Floris Books ISBN-13: 978-0-86315-197-2, ISBN: 0-86315-197-3 "These essays, both scholarly and sympathetic to the Pythagorean tradition, are intended as a homage to Pythagoras and proof of keen contemporary interest in his philosophy as a living reality. Pythagoreanism has affected every aspect of our science, religion and art. It is present in all esoteric cosmologies, but is particularly central to the western tradition and is expressed in various ways, as number, harmony, light, form, sound and ..." |
 | | Time stands still New light on megalithic science (A Lindisfarne series book) by Keith Critchlow, Rod Bull, Lindisfarne Association, Neolithic Period Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 1982 by St. Martin's Press ISBN-13: 978-0-312-80514-2, ISBN: 0-312-80514-4 "Keith Critchlow, an internationally-renowned scholar, has studied a wide range of Neolithic artefacts. In "Time Stands Still", he adopts a technique of cross-cultural comparison to uncover some previously unknown characteristics of the Neolithic people. He takes ancient temple-building manuals from Indian Vedic sources, for example, and applies them to British sites - with fascinating results. He examines Chinese pictographs for evidenc ..." |
 | | The Jewish yellow pages A directory of goods & services by Keith Critchlow, Mae Rockland Tupa Paperback, 212 Pages, Published 1976 by Schocken Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8052-0537-4, ISBN: 0-8052-0537-3 "Book by Tupa Mae Rockland" |
 | | Into the Hidden Environment(2nd Edition) The Oceans (A Studio book) by Keith Critchlow Hardcover, 125 Pages, Published 1973 by Studio ISBN-13: 978-0-670-40029-4, ISBN: 0-670-40029-7 "Quarto Hardcover Book illustrated and with special illustrations painted by David Nockels. Discover the past, present and possible future of the oceans and their dynamic role in the total web of life on earth. 125 pages. 12 x 8.5 inches." |
 | | Homage to Pythagoras(1st Edition) Rediscovering Sacred Science by Christopher Bamford, Kathleen Raine, Robert Lawlor, Keith Critchlow, Anne Macaulay, Jocelyn Godwin, Arthur G. Zajonc, Aa. Vv., Anne Macauley, Lindisfarne Books Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2001 by Lindisfarne Books ISBN-13: 978-0-940262-63-8, ISBN: 0-940262-63-0 "Homage to Pythagoras collects essential documents by people at the leading edge of the sacred sciences today. These articles--both scholarly and sympathetic to the Pythagorean perspective--are proof of the contemporary interest in Pythagoras' philosophy as a living reality and provide a major addition to the field of Pythagorean studies and traditional mathematics. Contents: Introduction by Christopher Bamford "Ancient Temple Archite ..." |
 | | The Soul As Sphere and Androgyne by Keith Critchlow Published 1985 ISBN-13: 978-0-933999-28-2, ISBN: 0-933999-28-3 |
 | | Islamic patterns(1st Edition) An analytical and cosmological approach by Keith Critchlow, Isbn 10: 0805236279 Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 1976 by Schocken Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8052-3627-9, ISBN: 0-8052-3627-9 "Islamic art has long been misunderstood in the West as no more than decoration. This study explains how the geometrical patterns of Islamic art reveal intrinsic cosmological laws. The primary function of the patterns is to lead the mind from the literal world towards the underlying reality." |
 | | Into the hidden environment;(1st Edition) Oceans: lifestream of our planet by Keith Critchlow, David Nockels Hardcover, 125 Pages, Published 1972 by G. Philip ISBN-13: 978-0-540-00954-1, ISBN: 0-540-00954-7 "Into the Hidden Environment" |
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