A study of practical geometry in Sassanid stucco ornament in Ancient Persia

DOI10.1007/S00004-012-0106-8zbMATH Open1298.00061OpenAlexW2058553699MaRDI QIDQ468526FDOQ468526

Authors: Mahsa Kharazmi, Reza Afhami, Mahmood Tavoosi 

Publication date: 7 November 2014

Published in: Nexus Network Journal (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00004-012-0106-8

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zbMATH Keywords

symmetry groupsAncient Persiapractical geometrySassanid stucco

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Mathematics and visual arts (00A66) Mathematics and architecture (00A67)

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• The search for quasi-periodicity in Islamic 5-fold ornament
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