Hankin’s ‘Polygons in Contact’ Grid Method for Recreating a Decagonal Star Polygon Design

Year: 2008 Authors: B. Lynn Bodner

Core claim

Hankin’s polygonal grid offers a practical way to recreate a regular decagonal star pattern with minimal distortion and less complexity than compass-and-straightedge construction.

Topics

Islamic geometric design, polygonal grids, decagonal star polygons, practical geometry

Domains

Euclidean constructions, regular polygons, symmetry, circle and arc geometry, Islamic ornament, architectural patterning, geometric ornament, craft tradition

Methods

historical comparison, grid reconstruction, compass and straightedge, pattern analysis

Media

architectural scrolls, medieval tools, photograph, line drawings

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