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The first find of dodecagonal quasiperiodic tiling in historical Islamic architecture
Author(s) -
Makovicky Emil,
Makovicky Nicolette M.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of applied crystallography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.429
H-Index - 162
ISSN - 1600-5767
DOI - 10.1107/s0021889811013744
Subject(s) - quasiperiodic function , islam , islamic art , architecture , islamic architecture , tympanum (architecture) , physics , geology , geometry , history , mathematics , condensed matter physics , archaeology , myringotomy , effusion , tympan , thermodynamics
The tympanum of the entrance of the Zaouïa Moulay Idriss II in Fez contains the only known example of a dodecagonal cartwheel quasiperiodic pattern in Islamic art, dating possibly from the Merinid epoch. This pattern, carved in a marble plate, is based on a type of Ammann quasilattice known also from modern mathematical literature. The central portions of this pattern were used as elements in a periodic pattern on the walls of the Saadian mausoleum in Marrakech.