Oriental Area Rugs Symmetry

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Rug Border Patterns

IN Rugs, BORDER PATTERNS result when any or several of the basic area rug symmetry are repeated in one direction. The constraints of symmetry are such that there are seven (7) possible combinations:

translation

horizontal
reflection

vertical
reflection

reflection +
reflection

glide
reflection

rotation

reflection +
glide reflection

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Symmetry and Pattern - Asymmetry and Symmetry-Breaking - The Four Basic Symmetries - Border Patterns - Field Patterns - Grids and Tessellations

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