CS798 References

There are no required textbooks for this course, but some references will be especially helpful. I'll collect them here. The lecture notes will have more references tied to the content of specific lectures.

• Branko Grünbaum and G.C. Shephard. Tilings and Patterns. W.H. Freeman and Company, 1987. The definitive reference, but sadly out of print. If you see a reasonably-priced copy anywhere, buy it. If you don't want it anymore, I'll probably buy it from you.
• Owen Jones. The Grammar of Ornament (various editions). A classic sourcebook of images of ornament from around the world. I believe Dover has an edition with just the colour plates from the original. Happily, the full version is available online.
• Craig S. Kaplan. Computer Graphics and Geometric Ornamental Design. University of Washington, 2002. If you think it's crass that I'm pointing you at my dissertation (and I agree), just be glad I'm not selling bound copies. The introductory chapters contain a distillation of many of the topics I'll cover this term.
• Dorothy Washburn and Donald Crowe. Symmetries of Culture. University of Washington Press, 1992. The primary reference on the culturally-specific use of symmetry. A wonderful text, if for no other reason than that it highlights an important intersection of mathematics and anthropology. Also contains accessible histories and introductions to symmetry and ornament.