The Shape of Time A Book by George Kubler en.wikipedia.org The Tiling Patterns of Sebastien Truchet and the Topology of Structural Hierarchy euphonytime
Each ruler commissioned his own garden The Mughuls of India developed a tradition where each ruler commissioned his own garden. Then, "At the owner's death the pavilion, generally placed in the center of the site, became the mausoleum, and the whole complex passed into the care of holy men." Lisa Heschong, Thermal Delight in Architecture Poems of an Indian summerThe Abode of Fancy deathgardens