prismatic Archives | Ouno Design https://ounodesign.com/tag/prismatic/ Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:06:32 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 Stalactite ceilings: the 60s, the 12th century https://ounodesign.com/2009/07/19/stalactite-ceilings-the-60s-the-12th-century/ https://ounodesign.com/2009/07/19/stalactite-ceilings-the-60s-the-12th-century/#comments Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:06:32 +0000 http://blog.ounodesign.com/?p=5405

While looking for photos of 60s/70s stalactite and fantasy cave ceilings, I unexpectedly discovered that sculptural geometric and prism ceilings first appeared in the 12th century in Persia – probably due to increased skill with locally available gypsum plaster – and spread throughout the Islamic world and then beyond.

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