Interlocking star polygons in Persian architecture: the special case of the decagram in mosaic designs
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Publication:468539
DOI10.1007/s00004-012-0117-5zbMath1298.00076OpenAlexW2044235828MaRDI QIDQ468539
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/s00004-012-0117-5
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