The Story of Altair Designs and Jules Bourgoin

Year: 2025 Authors: Roger Burrows

Core claim

Altair designs arose from a misread Bourgoin pattern, yet both close-packing and ray-based constructions can generate the same Islamic geometric forms.

Topics

pareidolia, Islamic geometric pattern, construction methods, visual perception

Domains

geometry, tessellation, polygonal construction, circle packing, Islamic art, ornament, architectural lattice, pattern design

Methods

ray construction, close-packing circles, polygonal radii, tessellating grid

Media

coloring books, stone window lattice, printed pattern books, line drawings

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