Topkapi Scroll, page 318, Figure 58
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Geometry
- The symmetry group of the tiling is 2*22 (cmm).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 36°.
- Contains one regular five-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 36°.
- Contains one regular 10-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 72°.
- There are four non-regular reflective tiles (including one kite).
- The tiling satisfies the interlace condition and has no finite interlace and three infinite interlaces with straight cross-overs.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 263 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Page 318, Figure 58 (Topkapi scroll, Istanbul, Turkey. The original has a nested pentacle within each pentacle which is not copied here) of Gülru NecipoÄlu. The Topkapı scroll : geometry and ornament in Islamic architecture, The Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities, 1995. ISBN 089236335. [necipoglu] {Beautiful publication.}
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