The Louvre
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Geometry
- The symmetry group of the tiling is *2222 (pmm).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 36°.
- Contains one regular pentagon.
- Contains one regular 10-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 108°.
- There are three non-regular reflective tiles (including one kite).
- The tiling satisfies the interlace condition and has no finite interlace and two infinite interlaces with straight cross-overs.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 133 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Photo by David Wade: LOU 018 (No location, Egypt) of David Wade. Website: patterninislamicart.com, UK, 2015. [wadei] {Website}(14th century AD)
- Part 3, Plate ? (Fatehpur Sikri, The Large Baths, India) of E W Smith,. The Moghul Architecture of Fathpur-Sikri, Archaeological Survey of India, 1896. [smith2] (1581AD, 989AH)
- Figure 34 (No colouring in the original) of A. J. Lee. Islamic star patterns, Muqarnas vol. 4. pp182-197 Pressmark PP.8.M, 1987. [lee] {Important paper on star patterns} Available on Internet.
Photographs
Collections of similar tilings
Patterns using same irregular tiles: 25
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