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Architectural Ornament

Architectural Ornament is a formal decorative element or system integrated into the structural fabric of buildings within Islamic art, distinguished by its non-structural function and its use of geometric, floral, calligraphic, or abstract motifs to enhance aesthetic and symbolic expression in architectural contexts.

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2017–2026

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120

The Mediation of Ornament

David Brett, Oleg Grabar · Circa · 1993 · 84 citations

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Evolution of Islamic geometric patterns

Yahya Abdullahi, Mohamed Rashid Embi · Frontiers of Architectural Research · 2013 · 83 citations · Full text

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The Program of the Palace of Assurnasirpal II at Nimrud: Issues in the Research and Presentation of Assyrian Art

John Malcolm Russell · American Journal of Archaeology · 1998 · 82 citations

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<i>The Prytaneion. Its Function and Architectural Form</i>. By Stephen G. Miller.

R. E. Wycherley · American Journal of Archaeology · 1979 · 80 citations

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The Search for Quasi-Periodicity in Islamic 5-fold Ornament

Peter R. Cromwell · The Mathematical Intelligencer · 2008 · 78 citations

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Authors

179

  1. YA
    Yahya Abdullahi

    University of Technology Malaysia, Malaysia

    3 publications · 123 citations

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  2. EK
    Ebba Koch

    University of Minnesota, United States

    3 publications · 80 citations

    3

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  3. MR
    Mohamed Rashid Embi

    University of Technology Malaysia, Malaysia

    3 publications · 123 citations

    3

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  4. ÖE
    Özgür Edi̇z

    Bursa Uludağ Üni̇versi̇tesi̇, Türkiye

    2 publications · 36 citations

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  5. DE
    D. E. Strong

    British Museum, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 55 citations

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Institutions

68

  1. University of Technology Malaysia

    Johor Bahru, Malaysia

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    230 citations

  2. University of Newcastle Australia

    Newcastle, Australia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    36 citations

  3. Towson University

    Towson, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    32 citations

  4. Istanbul Technical University

    Istanbul, Türkiye

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    50 citations

  5. University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy

    Sofia, Bulgaria

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    31 citations

  6. University of Liverpool

    Liverpool, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    106 citations

  7. University of Lisbon

    Lisbon, Portugal

    2 h-index

    10 publications

    221 citations

  8. Bursa Uludağ Üni̇versi̇tesi̇

    Bursa, Türkiye

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    36 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 7 publications · 269 citations

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  2. American Journal of Archaeology

    5 publications · 212 citations

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  3. The Art Bulletin

    4 publications · 51 citations

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  4. Journal of Design History

    4 publications · 96 citations

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  5. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

    4 publications · 77 citations

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