The rays of a star reach out in all directions, making the star a fitting symbol for the spread of Islam. Many of the patterns used in Islamic art look similar, even though they decorate different ...

Jay Bonner’s new book on Islamic geometric patterns is as dense and thick (595 pages) as the thorniest of textbooks, but the hundreds of illustrations and the immersion in this topic are simply ...

These patterns can be very meaningful. They are commonly used in Islamic calligraphy as well. Star and polygonal patterns: These patterns are created by repeating geometric shapes to create beautiful ...

Polygons needed to be perfect. Most mosaic tile walls in medieval Islamic buildings are based on a polygon and star pattern, with lines atop them creating a zip-zag look [image].

Islamic tiling patterns were put together not with a compass and ruler, as previously assumed, ... They consist of polygon and star shapes interlaced with zigzag lines.

The Islamic designs echo quasicrystalline geometry in that both use symmetrical polygonal shapes to create patterns that can be extended indefinitely without repetition. Until now, the conventional ...

Alam's art is deeply philosophical, reflecting her spiritual beliefs and her profound understanding of Islamic art's three branches: geometry, biomorphic patterns, and calligraphy.