Symmetry analysis of the floor ornaments of the San Marco cathedral in Venice

Symmetry analysis of the floor ornaments of the San Marco cathedral in Venice

The marble floor ornaments of San Marco Cathedral in Venice are analysed according to their symmetries and motifs. We find that all the possible crystallographic plane symmetry groups are represented with the exception of threefold symmetric p3, p3m1, p31m, and sixfold symmetric p6mm. The occurrence...

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Main Author: Mehmet Erbudak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Architecture
Art
Applied mathematics
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844018375613
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spelling doaj-ea06c64340c8438d8381be1ec726583d2020-11-25T02:20:02ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402019-03-0153e01320Symmetry analysis of the floor ornaments of the San Marco cathedral in VeniceMehmet Erbudak0Laboratorium für Festkörperphysik, ETHZ, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland; Physics Department, Boğaziçi University, TR-Istanbul, Turkey; Correspondence to: Laboratorium für Festkörperphysik, ETHZ, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland.The marble floor ornaments of San Marco Cathedral in Venice are analysed according to their symmetries and motifs. We find that all the possible crystallographic plane symmetry groups are represented with the exception of threefold symmetric p3, p3m1, p31m, and sixfold symmetric p6mm. The occurrence of the fourfold-symmetry group p4mm prevails with a rich collection of motifs. The wealth of this symmetry may have resulted from the aim to cover the surface with crosses in order to keep the evil forces away from the sacred place.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844018375613ArchitectureArtApplied mathematics
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Symmetry analysis of the floor ornaments of the San Marco cathedral in Venice
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Architecture
Art
Applied mathematics
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title Symmetry analysis of the floor ornaments of the San Marco cathedral in Venice
title_short Symmetry analysis of the floor ornaments of the San Marco cathedral in Venice
title_full Symmetry analysis of the floor ornaments of the San Marco cathedral in Venice
title_fullStr Symmetry analysis of the floor ornaments of the San Marco cathedral in Venice
title_full_unstemmed Symmetry analysis of the floor ornaments of the San Marco cathedral in Venice
title_sort symmetry analysis of the floor ornaments of the san marco cathedral in venice
publisher Elsevier
series Heliyon
issn 2405-8440
publishDate 2019-03-01
description The marble floor ornaments of San Marco Cathedral in Venice are analysed according to their symmetries and motifs. We find that all the possible crystallographic plane symmetry groups are represented with the exception of threefold symmetric p3, p3m1, p31m, and sixfold symmetric p6mm. The occurrence of the fourfold-symmetry group p4mm prevails with a rich collection of motifs. The wealth of this symmetry may have resulted from the aim to cover the surface with crosses in order to keep the evil forces away from the sacred place.
topic Architecture
Art
Applied mathematics
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844018375613
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