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Mudéjar exterior wall, Cathedral of the Savior (La Seo de Zaragoza), Zaragoza, Spain

“The long-standing rivalry between the canons of El Pilar and of La Seo was well known in the 17th century. ...[In] 1676, Pope Clement X made the Solomon-like decision to merge the two chapters via the Bull of Union. 6 prebendaries and 15 canons would reside in La Seo, and the same in El Pilar, and the dean would live 6 months in each one.” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedra

Some good educational resources for Islamic patterns are available on the web like tilingsearch.mit.edu and metmuseum.org/learn/educators/.

However, some resources have disappeared from the web. Here's one I found one on an old disk and uploaded as archive.org/details/teachers-b: Teacher’s Booklet: Form, Shape and Space: An Exhibition of Tilings and Polyhedra, 10 October, 2007 – 16 May, 2008, by Liz Meenan and Briony Thomas.

1. Introduction to the Exhibition

2. Islamic Art
2.1 Geometry in Islamic art
2.2 Symbolism in Islamic art

3.The Alhambra Palace

4.The Platonic Solids

5. Activities
5.1 Making shapes: Equilateral triangles, hexagons and six-pointed stars using a compass and ruler
5.2 Making shapes: Squares, octagons, crosses and eight-pointed stars using a compass and ruler
5.3 Making shapes: Paper-folding polygons
5.4 Making patterns: Islamic tiling patterns using folded paper shapes
5.5 Making polyhedra: Patterned Platonic polyhedra using pull-up nets
5.6 Making polyhedra: Make your own Patterned Pull-up nets

tilingsearch.mit.eduA Tiling Database

Mudéjar style ceiling of Iglesia de Santo Domingo, Quito, Ecuador
"Christian builders and craftsmen carried Mudéjar style elements to the overseas territories of the Spanish empire...The Mudéjar "style" in architecture is most accurately described as a “common visual language” rather than a cohesive structure with particular regulations. This led to Mudejar design themes in the New World to be considered purely a continuation of an architectural blend that was unique to Spain." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud%C3%A
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