What is it about?
This paper offers an overview of a collection of architectural patterns ornamented with Square Kufic inscriptions, focusing on the Bibi Khanum mosque in Samarkand.
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Why is it important?
The paper explores geometric patterns where two squares intersect on their sides or diagonal axes. These patterns are presented as a system, rather than individual designs, for the first time here. Intersecting square arrangements are uniquely appropriate for the rigid angularity of Square Kufic calligraphy.
Perspectives
These patterns are a result of the practical application of script in architecture. They offer an exceptional union of calligraphy and geometry in the architectural arts of the Persianate world.
Mamoun Sakkal
Previously associated with University of Washington, independent scholar
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This page is a summary of: Intersecting squares: applied geometry in the architecture of Timurid Samarkand, Journal of Mathematics and the Arts, June 2018, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/17513472.2018.1468178.
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