Elegant Proportions, Uncommon Patterns: Mamluk Minbar Door Patterns from Cairo
Explore the less common tilings of the 10‑point stars found on the Mamluk minbar doors of Cairo. Each weekly session will focus on a specific tiling and the proportions behind a pattern family, followed by a drawing session for at least one pattern in that family. Between sessions, you’ll have time to explore variations on your own. By the end of the course, you will understand why the stars in these rarer patterns are spaced the way they are and what determines their proportions. In total, we will look at around 20 patterns.
This course is about seeing and understanding the underlying structure of a family of Mamluk patterns—specifically, understanding both the tiling and the proportions that define them.
Although it is a drawing course, it is really a course about the “why.” We will spend a significant amount of time looking at how tilings guide the layout, shape what we draw, and influence what we see in the final pattern. You’ll be encouraged to explore the tilings and proportions further on your own to see how this understanding broadens the possibilities of pattern design. I will be available throughout the course for any questions.
Each Friday session introduces a new tiling from the 10‑point star pattern family. We will examine the tiling, discuss its proportions, and draw at least one example. The week between sessions is your chance to build on that understanding and try the other patterns in the family.
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Explore the less common tilings of the 10‑point stars found on the Mamluk minbar doors of Cairo. Each weekly session will focus on a specific tiling and the proportions behind a pattern family, followed by a drawing session for at least one pattern in that family. Between sessions, you’ll have time to explore variations on your own. By the end of the course, you will understand why the stars in these rarer patterns are spaced the way they are and what determines their proportions. In total, we will look at around 20 patterns.
This course is about seeing and understanding the underlying structure of a family of Mamluk patterns—specifically, understanding both the tiling and the proportions that define them.
Although it is a drawing course, it is really a course about the “why.” We will spend a significant amount of time looking at how tilings guide the layout, shape what we draw, and influence what we see in the final pattern. You’ll be encouraged to explore the tilings and proportions further on your own to see how this understanding broadens the possibilities of pattern design. I will be available throughout the course for any questions.
Each Friday session introduces a new tiling from the 10‑point star pattern family. We will examine the tiling, discuss its proportions, and draw at least one example. The week between sessions is your chance to build on that understanding and try the other patterns in the family.
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