The Mathematics of Color-Reversing Decorative Friezes: Façades of Pirgi, Greece

Year: 2003 Authors: David A. James; Loukas N. Kalisperis; Alice V. James

Core claim

Pirgi’s friezes require extending standard frieze-group analysis with color-reversing groups to describe the artists’ symmetry choices.

Topics

color-reversing friezes, decorative symmetry, group theory, vernacular architecture

Domains

frieze groups, symmetry groups, group theory, ornamental plasterwork, façade decoration, vernacular architecture, pattern design

Methods

visual analysis, symmetry classification, field observation, comparative typology

Media

plasterwork, gray and white mortar, compass and straightedge, scratch-carved façade bands

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