Le trait des entrelacs 1879, Plate VIII (main motif)
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Geometry
- The symmetry group of the tiling is 442 (p4).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 22.5°.
- Contains one regular 8-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 90°.
- There are three non-regular reflective tiles and one tile with no mirror image.
- The tiling is not edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 105 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Photo from Mirek Majewski (Private house, Morocco) of Not specific. Personal Communication, Information sent to the author, 21c. [pc]
- Plate VIII (No location) of J Bourgoin. Arabic Geometrical Pattern and Design, Dover, 1879. ISBN 048622924. [bourgoin] {Classical book of around 200 hand-produced patterns, in back and white.} Fuller version available on Internet.
- Scan by David Wade: BOU 198 (no location) of David Wade. Website: patterninislamicart.com, UK, 2015. [wadei] {Website}
Photographs
Photo?
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