Baptistry of St Mary, Venice
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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 three equilateral triangles.
- Contains one regular two-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 60°.
- There is one non-regular reflective tile (including one kite).
- The tiling does not satisfy the two-colour condition.
- The tiling is not edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 513 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Page 12 (bottom) of Charles Cahier and Arthur Martin. 376 Decorative Allover Patterns from Historic Tilework and Textiles, Dover, 1868. ISBN 048626146. [cahier]
- Plate 54 of Auguste Racinet. Full-Color Picture Sourcebook of Historic Ornament, Dover, 1886. ISBN 048626096. [racinet]
- Plate XXX(24) (Byzantine ornament, Baptistry of St Mary, Venice, Italy) 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.
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