Pattern No 6

<body> <table width=100% cellspacing="0" cellpadding="20"> <tr> <td colspan="2" valign="top" align="center"> <h2>One Common Motif</h2> <hr> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <img src="is6a.gif" width=290 height=290 border=0> <p align="center">Figure 1</p> <p> <p> </td> <td valign="top"> <h4>One of the simplest and most common of Islamic patterns, this design is little more than an octagonal star in a rectangle (see construction in Figure 1). When the unit is repeated however a second element, namely the cross, emerges (Figure 2). <p><br><p> The simplicity of this design makes it ideal for experimenting with distortions, but in this instance only a basic colouring device has been used. Further developements will follow in due course. <p><br><p> The method of construction shown here is common to most pattern makers but for reference it is also to be seen on page 15 of Geometric Concepts in Islamic Art by <em>Issam El-Said & Ayse Parman</em></h4> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> <p> <p> <img src="is6b.gif" width=290 height=290 border=0> <p align="center">Figure 2</p> <p> <p> </td> <td align="center"> <p> <p> <img src="is6c.jpg" width=290 height=290 border="0"> <p align="center">Figure 3</p> <p> <p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="center"> <hr> <p align="center" style="color: yellow"> <a href="is3_1.htm" target="_top"><em>Pattern No 3</em></a> | <a href="is4.htm" target="_top"><em>Pattern No 4</em></a></p> <p> <p align="center" style="color: aqua"> <a href="gallery.htm" target="_top"><em>The Gallery</em></a> | <a href="index.htm" target="_top"><em>the Front Page</em></a> | <a href="seasons1.htm" target="_top"><em>The Seasons</em></a></p> </td> </tr> </table> </body>