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Mathematics and Religion: Ancient Islamic Penrose Tilings (Original Post) stone space Aug 2014 OP
Bookmarked. rug Aug 2014 #1
Here's my favorite site on Islamic/Arabic art and Sacred Geometry: kentauros Aug 2014 #2
Cool! Thanks! (nt) stone space Aug 2014 #3
Thanks for posting lunasun Aug 2014 #4
Interesting. tanyev Aug 2014 #5

kentauros

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2. Here's my favorite site on Islamic/Arabic art and Sacred Geometry:
Wed Aug 20, 2014, 10:08 PM
Aug 2014
Arabic / Islamic Geometry 01 (1st of 4 pages)

It's quite extensive in information and diagrams about the geometry used in such art, and the whole site goes into much more, as seen by the links across the top of that page. I haven't read it all, yet it's certainly inspiring to anyone interested in artistic patterns.

I'm going to watch the video now, so thanks for posting it!

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