The marble frieze patterns of the cathedral of Siena: geometric structure, multi-stable perception and types of repetition

DOI10.1080/17513472.2011.551933MaRDI QIDQ2920299zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Godfried Toussaint

Publication date 16 October 2012

Published in Journal of Mathematics and the Arts (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1080/17513472.2011.551933

zbMATH Keywords

architectural designdecorative artsfrieze patternsgeometric designguilloche patternsimpossible figuresmulti-stable perceptionpavement mosaicsrepetitionSiena Cathedral

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Mathematics and visual arts (00A66) Arts, music, language, architecture (aspects of mathematics education) (97M80)

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