Persian MSS in British Museum
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Geometry
- The symmetry group of the tiling is *632 (p6m).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 30°.
- Contains one regular hexagon.
- Contains one regular 6-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 60°.
- There is one non-regular reflective tile (including one kite).
- The tiling satisfies the two-colour condition.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 99 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Photo from Donald Bell (Akbar's mausoleum, Sikandra, India. Colour from here) of Not specific. Personal Communication, Information sent to the author, 21c. [pc] (1613AD, 1022AH)
- Plate XLIV(16) (No location, Persian MSS, Iran. British Museum) of Owen Jones. The Grammar of Ornament, Dover, 1856. ISBN 048625463. [jones] {Excellent book with 100 colour plates, with many containing several tiling patterns.} Fuller version available on Internet.
- Vol2, page 28 (Tabrizis' mosque, Kashan, Iran) of Mahmood Maher al-Naqsh. Design and execution of drawing in Iranian tilework, Islamic period, Reza Abbasi Museum, 1983. [iran] {Good collection of Iranian patterns, text in Persian} Available on Internet.
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