Hieratica: A Repository of Joy and Learning
Original Islamic Patterns: Grids and Repeated Single Element
All mosaic patterns come from the book, Islamic Geometric Patterns, by Eric Broug, Thames & Hudson Press
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This book shows the basics of the geometric construction underlying the various mosaic patterns and offers instructions on how to construct complex mosaics based on examples in actual buildings.
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Each mosaic frame is filled in using individual mosaic elements made from scans of textured batik material and photographs of precious gems and stones. Photoshop clipping masks are used to fill in the individual mosaic element with either a scan of cloth or gem.
Hymn 1 Basic Pattern: The Great Mosque of Kairouan, Kairouan, Tunisia (AD 670)
Hymn 2 Basic Pattern: The Great Mosque of Cordoba, Cordoba Spain (AD 784)
Hymn 3 Basic Pattern: The Huand Hatun Complex, Kayseri, Turkey (AD 1238)
Hymn 4 Basic Pattern: The Alhambra, Granada, Spain, (AD 1302-91)
Hymn 5 Basic Pattern: Mustansiriya Madrasa, Baghdad, Iraq (AD 1227)
Hymn 6 Basic Pattern: Cappella Palatina, Palermo, Sicily, Italy (AD 1132)
Hymn 7 Basic Pattern: Esrefoglu Mosque, Beysehir, Turkey (AD 1297)
Hymn 1 Mosaic Pattern: The Great Mosque of Kairouan, Kairouan, Tunisia (AD 670)
Hymn 2 Mosaic Pattern: The Great Mosque of Cordoba, Cordoba Spain (AD 784)
Hymn 3 Mosaic Pattern: The Huand Hatun Complex, Kayseri, Turkey (AD 1238)
Hymn 4 Mosaic Pattern: The Alhambra, Granada, Spain, (AD 1302-91)​
Hymn 5 Mosaic Pattern: Mustansiriya Madrasa, Baghdad, Iraq (AD 1227)​
Hymn 6 Mosaic Pattern: Cappella Palatina, Palermo, Sicily, Italy (AD 1132)
Hymn 7 Mosaic Pattern: Esrefoglu Mosque, Beysehir, Turkey (AD 1297)​ It's easy.
