tessellations (mathematics)

Traces the history of tessellation designs that explains what tessellations are, how they were created, and which artists have used them.

Presents an introduction to tesselations, a special class of geometric patterns made up or one or more shapes, that will completely cover a surface with any gaps or overlaps, and includes illustrations, as well as techniques for generating tessellating designs.

Presents a guide to optical patterns and symmetry, in simple text with illustrations, including information on the artist M.C. Escher, tessellation, Islamic art, and math.