Quran from Mosul
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Geometry
- The symmetry group of the tiling is *632 (p6m).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 60°.
- There is one non-regular reflective tile.
- The tiling satisfies the interlace condition and has one finite interlace and no infinite interlace with straight cross-overs.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 56 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
Main variant
- Plate 80 (Mosul, Iraq. Koran, British Library Or 4945) of Eva Wilson. Islamic Designs, British Museum, 1988. ISBN 071418066. [wilson] {26 geometric designs with the source given in many cases.}(1310AD, 709AH)
- Plate 53, Figure 102c (Quran, Mosul, Iraq) of I El-Said and A Parman. Geometric concepts in Islamic Art, World of Islam Festival Publishing Co, 1976. ISBN 090503503. [elsaid] {Gives sources of several interesting patterns.}
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