Islamic Mathematical Art

Written by Paul Bourke
November 2023

The following illustrates various patterns typical of Islamic art, at least, of the mathematical and geometric type. For each the construction stage is shown, including a movie of the process, along with the final basic pattern. The construction is traditionally limited to a compass (drawing circles or sections of a circle) and a straight edge ruler. Noting that in both cases there is no scale on either implement, so one cannot measure/draw an arc of a particular angle nor can one measure/draw a line of a particular lens.