Mastodawn

Tiling by a door, Chefchaouen, Morocco

#TilingTuesday #geometry #tiling #MathArt #photography #design #TravelPhotography #Chefchaouen #Morocco #IslamicPattern #IslamicArt #zellij #zellige

Hidden Gems Mar 3

Witness the elegance of a 13th-century Islamic jug at #ClevelandMuseumofArt, a rare masterpiece of precious metal adorned with intricate poetry and stunning motifs. This vessel embodies the artistic brilliance of its time. What story do you think it tells?
#IslamicArt #ClevelandArt #HistoricalTreasures
https://clevelandart.org/art/1966.22

𝙹𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝙹𝚎𝚜𝚜 Feb 13

A fine selection of stained glass for #FensterFreitag this week.

This is inside the prayer hall of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul. Honestly this photo doesn't even do it justice. The Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia are both huge and quite close together in the city centre. Each mosque broadcasts the call to prayer on loudspeakers and standing in the middle of these two having it in stereo was very moving and something I'll never forget. We were also there during Ramadan in July 2016 and every night the streets would fill up with joyous people and music and foods from around 9pm when observers were breaking their fasts.

#WindowFriday #BlueMosque #Istanbul #Turkey #Sultanahmet #mosque #StainedGlass #OttomanArchitecture #IslamicArchitecture #IslamicArt #interior #ArchitecturePhotography #MosaicArt #Architektur #Buntglas #Buntglasfenster

Alan J. Cain Feb 11

Islamic geometrical art is justly famous for its mathematical beauty. Here I will point to some documented connections between the artisans who created it and mathematicians.

The mathematician Abū’l-Wafāʾ al-Būzjānī (940–77/8 CE) wrote in a book on geometry useful for craftsmen (more on this later) that he had been present at discussions between artisans and geometers. Al-Khayyāmī (Omar Khayyam; c.1048–c.1131), the father of algebra, wrote of attending such a meeting. Caʿfer Efendi (fl. early 17th century) wrote of discussions between ‘learned men’ and architects on the subject of geometry.

Another connection is in the person Abu’l-Faḍl ibn ʿAbd al-Karīm (d. 1202/3), whom Ibn abi Uṣaybiʿah recorded as having been called ‘the geometrician’ for his famed knowledge of geometry. He was by profession a carpenter and stonemason. He studied Euclid to improve his carpentry; he then proceeded to Ptolemy’s ‘Almagest’ and became an authority in geometry. His skill is evident in the doors he made for the Bīmaristān Nūr al-Dīn in Damascus, which have upon them a geometrical pattern of hexagons and pentagrams made up of brass nails (the design is shown in the attached image).

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#geometry #MathArt #aesthetics #MathematicalBeauty #tiling #IslamicArt

foldworks Feb 10

A tiling made of two kinds of materials (near a fountain), Tangiers, Morocco

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Mashabooks Feb 4

Islamic art spans 1400+ years across cultures—expressed through design, geometry & calligraphy, not people.

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foldworks Feb 3

Detail of a fountain at the Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco

#TilingTuesday #geometry #tiling #MathArt #photography #design #IslamicPattern #IslamicArt #zellij #zellige #TravelPhotography

schneckenhaus Jan 27

Im Museum für islamische Kunst der Zisa fallen die filigranen Maschrabiyya-Gitter durch ihre geometrische Präzision auf. Diese geschnitzten Holzelemente dienten einst zur Belüftung und zum Sichtschutz, ohne den Luftzug zu behindern. Die fein gearbeitete Strukturen machen das Licht selbst zum Teil des Musters und werfen hübsche Schatten in den Raum.
03.01.2026, #Italy #Sicily #Palermo #Zisa #IslamicArt #art #woodwork #geometry #museum #medieval #NormanArab [3]