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2017 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
9. An Octagonal Set
Authors : Brian Wichmann, David Wade
Published in: Islamic Design: A Mathematical Approach
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
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Abstract
In this chapter, we are looking at not just a single tiling pattern, but a set of over 140 patterns. The set is based upon the khatem, the 8-pointed star so is called octagonal. Firstly, consider the three photos, in Figs. 9.1, 9.2 and 9.3. These three patterns all come from Spain or Morocco; indeed, the whole set of patterns might well also be called of Moroccan style, see Andrè Paccard (Traditional Islamic Craft in Moroccan Architecture, 1980) Paccard (1980).