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Starburst (symbol)
A starburst is a symbol consisting of a star surrounded by rays emanating from it. In Unicode, the starburst character (”sixteen pointed asterisk”) is U+273A.
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Scrollwork
Scrollwork is an element of ornamentation and graphic design. The various forms are based on one or more spiral lines resembling an edge-on view of a parchment scroll.
Types of scrolls
Plain ribbon scroll
Tapered ribbon
Fishtail
Snub-end
Pigtail
Bolt end
Nib end
Leaf end
Florentine
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Sampul tapestry
The Sampul tapestry is a woolen wall-hanging that was found in Sampul, in the Tarim Basin inside a 3rd-2nd century BCE mass grave.
The tapestry represents a soldier, probably Greek, and a Centaur. It is probably Greek work from Central Asia (Greco-Bactria), using more than 24 threads of different colors in a technique […]
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Rosette (design)
A rosette is a round, stylized flower design, used extensively in sculptural objects from antiquity. Appearing in Mesopotamia circa 2500 BC and used to decorate the funeral stele in Ancient Greece. Adopted later in Romaneseque and Renaissance, and also common in the art of Central Asia, spreading as far as India where it is […]
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Quaker Tapestry
The Quaker Tapestry consists of 77 panels illustrating the history of Quakerism from the 17th century up to the present day. The idea of Quaker Anne Wynn-Wilson, the tapestry has a permanent home at the Friends Meeting House at Kendal, Cumbria, England.
The design was heavily influenced by the Bayeux Tapestry, and includes similar design […]
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Persian motifs
Persia (Iran) has an ancient tradition of its own design of motifs. These special and unique motifs are used, among others, in the Persian carpet and rug designs and traditional Persian attire.
These motifs have a rich history and the Persian language has an extensive terminology concerning the design and sorts of these motifs.
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Paisley (design)
Paisley or Paisley pattern is a droplet-shaped vegetal motif of Persian origin similar to half of the Yin yang symbol, the Indian bodhi tree leaf, the mango tree, leeches or even paramecia (if viewed under a microscope). The pattern is sometimes called “Persian pickles” by American traditionalists, especially quiltmakers.
Origins
The lacy teardrop pattern known as […]
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Palmette
As an illustration of the way in which the palmette motif was seen by 19th century architects and decorators, who in Europe, America and elsewhere in colonial cities created their own unending variations on the motif as a kind of hallmark of taste and authenticity in neo-classical urban architecture, the 1911 edition of the […]
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Overlord embroidery
The Overlord embroidery was commissioned by Lord Dulverton and made by the Royal School of Needlework from designs by artist Sandra Lawrence. It commemorates the D-Day invasion of France during World War II.
It tells the story of Operation Overlord which was the code name for the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944. The […]
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Okir
Okkir or okkil is the term for geometric and flowing designs (often based on an elaborate leaf and vine pattern) and folk motifs that can be usually found in Maranao and muslim-influenced artwork, especially in the southern Philippines, and in some parts of Southeast Asia. Okir a dato refers to the ornamental design for […]
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