Seville, Mosaic of the large Court
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Geometry
- Growth dynamic build of this pattern.
- Random dynamic build of this pattern.
- Structured dynamic build of this pattern.
- The symmetry group of the tiling is *442 (p4m).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 45°.
- Contains 15 regular 8-pointed star polygons with vertex angle of 90°.
- Contains 7 regular 8-pointed star polygons with vertex angle of 45°.
- There are 6 non-regular reflective tiles (including one kite and one dart).
- The tiling satisfies the two-colour condition with straight cross-overs, but interlace counts not determined.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 3671 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- John Rigby photo 185 (From Andalucian study tour, using these colours) of Not specific. Personal Communication, Information sent to the author, 21c. [pc]
- Photo by David Wade: SPA 2508 (Alcazar, Seville, Spain) of David Wade. Website: patterninislamicart.com, UK, 2015. [wadei] {Website}
- Plate XXV, top (Alcazar, Seville, Spain. Mosaic of the large Court) of A. F. Calvert. Moorish remains in Spain, London, New York, J. Lane, Pressmark 18.F.85, 1906. [calvert] {586 pages} Available on Internet.
Photographs
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