Symmetry Analysis of Ornaments in Serbian Medieval Frescoes Art

Abstract

The ornaments from the Serbian medieval frescoes belong to the religious decorative art with the restricted set of possible motifs, frequently related to a cross, and thus the basic motifs can fit in a very limited number of symmetrygroups. The main criterion for the quality of such ornamental art could be therichness and variety of patterns obtained from a very small number of symmetrygroups, proving the creativity of their authors - their ability to create variety witha very restricted number of initial symmetry groups. Here we analyze these ornaments and their symmetry group and give an introductions to further work on automated symmetry group recognition and pattern reconstruction.