Tessellations in Islamic Calligraphy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10263228 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mangho Ahuja, Arthur L Loeb |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 41 |
| Publication date | 1995-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Leonardo (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0024-094X • E-ISSN: 1530-9282 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1576154 |
| OpenAlex | W2317462824 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
The authors provide a brief history of the art of calligraphy in Muslim cultures, highlighting examples of tessellations of words. The underlying principles for designing a word tessellation inscribed in a hexagon are discussed, and a test for determining which words can be tessellated is provided. The authors demonstrate their attempts at tessellating the word “Ali.”
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| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1996 - 2022 (27) |
| Highly cited | No |