The decagonal tomb tower at Maragha and its architectural context: lines of mathematical thought

DOI10.1007/S00004-012-0108-6MaRDI QIDQ468528zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Carol Bier

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/s00004-012-0108-6

zbMATH Keywords

algorithmarchitectureartdecagondodecagongeometrygridhistory of mathematicsinterlockingintersectingIraniterationmongolMyron Bement SmithNasir al-Din TusinonagonornamentoverlappingpatternpentagonplanepolygonprismSeljuksymmetrytomb tower

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Mathematics and visual arts (00A66) Mathematics and architecture (00A67) History of mathematics in the Golden Age of Islam (01A30)

Recommendations

• Decagonal and quasi-crystalline tilings in medieval Islamic architecture
• A geometrical analysis of the mausoleum of Sheikh Zāhed-e Gīlāni
• Intersecting squares: applied geometry in the architecture of Timurid Samarkand
• Mathematical bases of ancient Egyptian architecture and graphic art
• Infinite sequences in the constructive geometry of tenth-century Hindu temple superstructures
• The mathematics in the structures of Stonehenge
• The Saqqara Graph: its Geometrical and Architectural Significance
• Mathematical knowledge of architecture in the works of Kâshânî
• The vaults of Umm al-Dabadib: geometric study

Cites work

• Decagonal and quasi-crystalline tilings in medieval Islamic architecture
• scientific article; zbMATH DE number 45409 (Why is no real title available?)
• scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1440520 (Why is no real title available?)
• Hybrid 1-point and 2-point constructions for some Islamic geometric designs
• Islamic science and the making of the European Renaissance
• Mathematics and arts: Connections between theory and practice in the medieval Islamic world
• The search for quasi-periodicity in Islamic 5-fold ornament
• The use of cubic equations in Islamic art and architecture

Cited in

(5)

• Pseudoheptagonal mosaic from the Hodja Ahmad tomb, Samarkand
• Significance of conical and polyhedral domes in Persia and surrounding areas: morphology, typologies and geometric characteristics
• Interlocking star polygons in Persian architecture: the special case of the decagram in mosaic designs
• A geometrical analysis of the mausoleum of Sheikh Zāhed-e Gīlāni
• Intersecting squares: applied geometry in the architecture of Timurid Samarkand

This page was built for publication: The decagonal tomb tower at Maragha and its architectural context: lines of mathematical thought

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q468528)