Decagonal and Quasi-Crystalline Tilings in Medieval Islamic Architecture
@article{Lu2007DecagonalAQ, title={Decagonal and Quasi-Crystalline Tilings in Medieval Islamic Architecture}, author={P. Lu and P. Steinhardt}, journal={Science}, year={2007}, volume={315}, pages={1106 - 1110} }
The conventional view holds that girih (geometric star-and-polygon, or strapwork) patterns in medieval Islamic architecture were conceived by their designers as a network of zigzagging lines, where the lines were drafted directly with a straightedge and a compass. We show that by 1200 C.E. a conceptual breakthrough occurred in which girih patterns were reconceived as tessellations of a special set of equilateral polygons (“girih tiles”) decorated with lines. These tiles enabled the creation of… CONTINUE READING
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