"The Decagonal Tomb Tower at Maragha and Its Architectural Context: Lines of Mathematical Thought" by Carol Bier

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The Decagonal Tomb Tower at Maragha and Its Architectural Context: Lines of Mathematical Thought

Nexus Network Journal (2012)

Carol Bier, Graduate Theological Union

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Keywords

algorithm,
architecture,
art,
decagon,
dodecagon,
geometry,
grid,
history of mathematics,
interlocking,
intersecting,
Iran,
iteration,
Mongol,
Myron Bement Smith,
Nasir al-Din Tusi,
nonagon,
ornament,
overlapping,
pattern,
pentagon,
plane,
polygon,
prism,
Seljuk,
symmetry,
tomb tower

Disciplines

Architectural History and Criticism,
Art and Design and
Cultural History

Publication Date

2012

Citation Information

Carol Bier. "The Decagonal Tomb Tower at Maragha and Its Architectural Context: Lines of Mathematical Thought" Nexus Network Journal Vol. 14 Iss. 2 (2012)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/carol_bier/38/