Bourgoin, Plate 77

Common and widespread, especially Cairo, as the main pattern on the side of many minbars

• The symmetry group of the tiling is *442 (p4m).
• All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 15°.
• Contains one regular hexagon.
• Contains one regular four-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 120°.
• Contains one regular 12-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 60°.
• There are five 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 299 polygons.

1. Photo by Bernard O'Kane (Mosque, Hama, Syria. Minbar, now in museum) from [pc] (1156AD, 550AH)
2. Photo by David Wade: SYR 0704 (Azem Palace, Hama, Syria) from [wadei] (1163AD, 557AH)
3. Fig 9 (c) (Gulustan Mausoleum, Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan, Central Asia) from [cromwell4] (1200AD, 596AH)
4. Figure 488 (Karatay Han, Turkey. Side of main entrance porch) from [hill] (1240AD, 637AH)
5. Photo by David Wade: EGY 0732 (al-Nasir Muhammad Mosque, Cairo, Egypt) from [wadei] (1335AD, 735AH)
6. Page 117 (Amir Shaykhu, Cairo, Egypt. minbar) from [okane2] (1349-55AD, 749-56AH)
7. Page 248, Fig. 113c (Friday mosque, Kerman, Iran) from [bonner] (1349AD, 749AH)
8. Page 266 and 267 (al-Burdayni mosque, Cairo, Egypt. minbar) from [okane2] (1349-55AD, 749-56AH)
9. Plate 35 (8f. 2r) (No location, Detail from Koran, Egypt) from [wilson] (1356AD, 757AH)
10. Photo 211 from Internet (shaik al-burdani mosque wall mosaics from small rooms) from [d-avennes] (1616-29AD, 1025-38AH)
11. Page 295 (Muhammad Abu'l-Dhahb, Cairo, Egypt. minbar) from [okane2] (1774AD, 1188AH)
12. Photo by Peter Horree (al-Rifa'i mosque, Cairo, Egypt) from [pc] (1869-1910AD, 1286-1328AH)
13. Archnet photo (al-Nuri Mosque, Hama, Syria. Minbar) from [pc]
14. Dick Osseman's web site (Great Mosque, Damascus, Syria. Ceiling) from [pc]
15. Dick Osseman's web site (Turkish and Islamic museum, Istanbul, Turkey) from [pc]
16. E.3793-1938 (Cairo, Egypt. Sketchbook by James Wild) from [vami]
17. Fig 4.1 from [ww]
18. Figure 77b (Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem) from [elsaid]
19. Page 283 from [abas]
20. Page 5 from [hessemer]
21. Page 88 (Mamluk Koran) from [broug]
22. Photo by David Wade: SYR 0504 (Great Mosque, Aleppo, Syria) from [wadei]
23. Photo, Thesaurus Islamicus (al-Azhar mosque, Cairo, Egypt. Ceiling) from [pc]
24. Plate 77 from [bourgoin]
25. Stock photo 1566-1355619 (Mosque, Citadel, Alexandria, Egypt) from [pc]
26. Vol II, Figure 151, Figure 181, Figure 244 (Abd al-Baqi Khayr al-Din, Cairo, Egypt) from [wahhab]
27. Vol II, Figure 151, Figure 181, Figure 244 (Abd al-Ghani al-Fakhri mosque, Cairo, Egypt) from [wahhab]
28. Vol II, Figure 151, Figure 181, Figure 244 (Abu al-Bakr Muzhir, Cairo, Egypt) from [wahhab]
29. VolII, pg 21 (Koran by Mohammed ebn Aibak, II-Khanid, Tehran, Iran) from [booth]

• Wade photo EGY 0732
• Wade photo SYR 0504
• Wade photo SYR 0704
• Wade photo BOU 077
• Wade photo EPC 026
• V&A record Drawing showing...

• Tilings from copies of a Koran

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