Grebs Frieze, Ben Youssef Madrasah
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Geometry
- The symmetry group of the tiling is *442 (p4m).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 15°.
- Contains three regular 12-pointed star polygons with vertex angle of 60°.
- There are 9 non-regular reflective tiles (including one kite).
- 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 679 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Page 236, top left (Ben Youssef Madrasah, Marrakesh, Morocco. Grebs Frieze) of Jean-Marc Castéra. Arabesques: Decorative Art in Morocco, ACR Edition, Paris, 1999. ISBN 286770124. [castera] {Beautiful book.}(14th century AD)
- Photo by David Wade: MOR 1236 (Ben Youssef Madrasah, Marrakesh, Morocco) of David Wade. Website: patterninislamicart.com, UK, 2015. [wadei] {Website}
Photographs
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