Curved Islamic Star Patterns of Medieval Egypt and Syria

Year: 2015 Authors: B. Lynn Bodner

Core claim

Several curved Mamluk-era star patterns can be reconstructed with compass-and-straightedge methods and grouped into p4m, p6m, or cmm crystallographic symmetries.

Topics

Islamic geometric patterns, curved star polygons, Euclidean construction, Mamluk art, crystallographic symmetry

Domains

Euclidean geometry, compass-and-straightedge construction, star polygons, symmetry groups, plane tessellation, Islamic ornament, Mamluk woodwork, bronze doors

Methods

visual comparison, Euclidean reconstruction, pattern classification, archival photo analysis

Media

bronze doors, carved wooden minbars, carved wooden doors, circular arcs, line segments

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