San Vitale, Ravenna
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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 equilateral triangle.
- Contains one regular two-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 60°.
- There are two non-regular reflective tiles (including one kite).
- The tiling does not satisfy the two-colour condition.
- The tiling is not edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 592 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Plate XXX(20) (Byzantine ornament, Marble Pavement, San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy. from Hessemer) 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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