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Art From Tiling Patterns

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Akiyama, J., Matsunaga, K. (2015). Art From Tiling Patterns. In: Treks into Intuitive Geometry. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55843-9_1

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