The Short Tiles Category

Year: 2021 Authors: Lars Eriksson

Core claim

Short tiles enable an alternative tiling of some historical 5-fold patterns and can better reproduce patterns that were previously replicated only one way.

Topics

Islamic geometric patterns, tile categories, historical pattern analysis, invertiling

Domains

tessellation, polygonal tiling, 5-fold symmetry, geometric construction, Islamic ornament, pattern design, architectural decoration, visual motif analysis

Methods

tile analysis, edge-rule construction, inverse tiling, pattern decomposition

Media

modular tiles, compass and straightedge, ceramic pattern motifs, figural diagrams

Source status

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