Adapter Tiles Evolves the Girih Tile Set

Year: 2020 Authors: Lars Eriksson

Core claim

Non-equilateral adapter tiles are necessary to expand Girih tilings beyond the core 5 and better match historical Islamic geometric patterns.

Topics

Girih tile sets, Islamic geometric patterns, non-equilateral tilings, golden ratio Phi, historical pattern reconstruction

Domains

tessellation, geometry, tiling theory, quasicrystalline patterns, Islamic ornament, pattern design, architectural decoration, mathematical art

Methods

comparative tile classification, historical pattern analysis, edge-rule matching, tile-set taxonomy

Media

Girih tiles, Topkapi scroll, Jules Bourgoin plates, Penrose tiles

Source status

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