Prisse d'Avennes, photo 263
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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°.
- Contains one regular two-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 60°.
- Contains one regular hexagon.
- Contains one regular 6-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 60°.
- There are four non-regular reflective tiles.
- The tiling satisfies the interlace condition and has one finite interlace and one infinite interlace with straight cross-overs.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 237 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Page 35 (al-'Amri, Qus, Egypt. minbar) of Bernard O'Kane. The Mosques of Egypt, AUC, Cairo, 2016. ISBN 978977416732. [okane2] {}(1155-6AD, 549-50AH)
- Photo 263, from Internet source (main mosque, minbar, 12th century, no colour) of Prisse d'Avennes. Arabic Art in Color, Dover, 1877. ISBN 048623658. [d-avennes] {Contains 25 geometric patterns in colour, and gives the source in most cases more on the Internet.} Fuller version available on Internet.
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