Roman mosaic, Gloucester
 
 
  data7/N86A
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 data7/N86A
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For the version without interlacing, see Roman Mosaic, Gloucester.
 
Geometry
 
 
-  The symmetry group of the tiling is 4*2 (p4g).
-  All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 45°.
-  Contains one regular two-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 45°.
-  Contains three regular octagons.
-  There are one non-regular reflective pairs and no tiles with no mirror image.
-  The tiling does not satisfy the two-colour condition.
-  The tiling is not edge-to-edge.
-  As drawn, contains about 256 polygons.
 
References
 
 
Publications referenced: 
 
 
-  Fig 11.12c of Brian Wichmann and David Wade. Islamic Design: a Mathematical Approach, Springer,	2017.	ISBN 978-3-319-69.  [ww]  {}
-  Page 86, Figure 22 (Mosaic from Gloucester, colouring not known, with interlacing)  of D S Neal. Roman mosaics in Britain, Society for the Promotion of Roman studies,	1981.	ISBN 090776414.  [neal]  {Beautiful publication.}
-  Pl 178 (b) (Timgad)  of Catherine Balmelle .... Le deÌcor geÌomeÌtrique de la mosaiÌque romaine, Paris, Picard,	2002.	ISBN 270840624.  [balmelle]  {2 vols}
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