Another Look at Pentagonal Persian Patterns

Year: 2016 Authors: Jean-Marc Castera

Core claim

Starry-family Persian patterns can be transformed through rhombic dissection and X-Tile replacement into floral patterns, revealing an equivalence between two traditional pattern families.

Topics

Persian geometric patterns, tile classification, rhombic dissection, X-Tiles, traditional ornament

Domains

tiling theory, binary tiling, rhombic geometry, self-similarity, equivalence relations, Islamic geometric ornament, Persian tile design, traditional architecture

Methods

tile family classification, geometric simplification, rhombic dissection, pattern substitution, comparative analysis

Media

pentagonal tiles, rhombi, rosettes, polygon lines, computer-designed tilings

Source status

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