Rievaulx Abbey
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Geometry
- The symmetry group of the tiling is *442 (p4m).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 22.5°.
- Contains one square.
- Contains one regular two-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 45°.
- There is one non-regular reflective tile.
- The tiling satisfies the two-colour condition.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 88 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Plates XXXV(8) and XXV(right centre) (Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire, UK. Colouring different, ) 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.(13th century AD)
- Internet photo (Jod Gumat, Bijapur, India) of Not specific. Personal Communication, Information sent to the author, 21c. [pc]
- Page 8 (3) of David Wade. Pattern in Islamic Art, Studio Vista, 1976. ISBN 028970719. [wade] {Some beautiful coloured patterns, but source not given.}
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