Questions about the non-constructable polygon of Leon Battista Alberti

The process followed by Alberti when designing the façade of the Santa Maria Novella in Florence is well-known. This façade contains 48 ornamental elements which were created through the construction of regular polygons: 7 elements have a pentagonal base, 3 have an hexagonal base, 36 have an octagon...

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Main Author: Albert Samper Sosa
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universitat Politècnica de València 2018-07-01
Series:EGA
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Online Access:https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/EGA/article/view/10402