Topkapi scroll figure 42,
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Geometry
Patterns in this class have approximate geometry with only a few properties defined which are listed below.
- The symmetry group of the tiling is 2*22 (cmm).
- Contains at least one "regular" 9-pointed star polygon.
- Contains at least one "regular" 11-pointed star polygon.
- The tiling satisfies the two-colour condition.
- Contains kites.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
References
Publications referenced:
- Figure 16 (d) of Peter Cromwell. On irregular stars in Islamic geometric patterns, To be published, 2014. ISBN . [cromwell2] {}
- Page 309, left (Topkapi scroll, Istanbul, Turkey) of Gülru NecipoÄlu. The Topkapı scroll : geometry and ornament in Islamic architecture, The Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities, 1995. ISBN 089236335. [necipoglu] {Beautiful publication.}
Photographs
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