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A traditional Moroccan mosaic tilework, developed from the 10th century onward, in which thousands of small, hand-chiseled, glazed terra-cotta pieces (fermata) are assembled into complex geometric patterns. Each piece functions like a single, irreducible pixel<ref>Not unlike the [[Quantum-loop-gravity|Planck Length]].</ref>, making zellige a pre-digital form of pixel art predating computers by roughly a millennium. | |||
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Zellige
A traditional Moroccan mosaic tilework, developed from the 10th century onward, in which thousands of small, hand-chiseled, glazed terra-cotta pieces (fermata) are assembled into complex geometric patterns. Each piece functions like a single, irreducible pixel[1], making zellige a pre-digital form of pixel art predating computers by roughly a millennium.
- ↑ Not unlike the Planck Length.