Santa Cosedin, Rome
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Geometry
- The symmetry group of the tiling is ** (pm).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 60°.
- Contains 14 equilateral triangles.
- The tiling satisfies the two-colour condition.
- The tiling is not edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 252 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Figure 2-95 (Casino di Pio IV, Vatican City. Interior of the vestibule) of Paloma Pajares-Ayuela. Cosmatesque ornament: flat polychrome geometric patterns..., Thames and Hudson, 2002. ISBN 050051075. [pajares] {London}
- Page 41 (bottom left), diagram (Cosmatesque Floors, Santa Cosedin, Rome, Italy. Colouring not known) of Robert Field. Geometric Patterns from Churches and Cathedrals, Tarquin Publications, 1996. ISBN 189961813. [field2]
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