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42 relations: Abingdon-on-Thames, Acanthus (ornament), Adinkra symbols, Bead and reel, Byzantine silk, Church of St Mary and St David, Kilpeck, Confronted animals, Death and the Maiden (motif), Decorative arts, Egg-and-dart, Elibelinde, Fertility, Fiber art, Gebel el-Arak Knife, Gul (design), Iconography, Image, Islamic culture, Kilim, Kilim motifs, Kilpeck, Lace, Literature, Master of Animals, Meander (art), Motif (narrative), New York City, Ornament (art), Owen Jones (architect), Paisley (design), Pakudos, Palmette, Pattern, Rosette (design), Routledge, Sauwastika, Scroll (art), Sheela na gig, Taj Mahal, Theme (arts), Three hares, Velificatio.
Abingdon-on-Thames
Abingdon-on-Thames, also known as Abingdon on Thames or just Abingdon, is a historic market town and civil parish in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, England.
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Acanthus (ornament)
The acanthus (ἄκανθος) is one of the most common plant forms to make foliage ornament and decoration.
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Adinkra symbols
Adinkra are visual symbols that represent concepts or aphorisms.
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Bead and reel
"Bead and reel" is an architectural motif, usually found in sculptures, moldings and numismatics.
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Byzantine silk
Byzantine silk is silk woven in the Byzantine Empire (Byzantium) from about the fourth century until the Fall of Constantinople in 1453.
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Church of St Mary and St David, Kilpeck
The Church of St Mary and St David is a Church of England parish church at Kilpeck in the English county of Herefordshire, about 5 miles from the border with Monmouthshire, Wales.
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Confronted animals
Confronted animals, or confronted-animal as an adjective, where two animals face each other in a symmetrical pose, is an ancient bilateral motif in art and artifacts studied in archaeology and art history.
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Death and the Maiden (motif)
Death and the Maiden (Der Tod und das Mädchen in German) was a common motif in Renaissance art, especially painting and prints in Germany.
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Decorative arts
The decorative arts are arts or crafts concerned with the design and manufacture of beautiful objects that are also functional.
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Egg-and-dart
Egg-and-dart or egg-and-tongue is an ornamental device often carved in wood, stone, or plaster quarter-round ovolo mouldings, consisting of an egg-shaped object alternating with an element shaped like an arrow, anchor or dart.
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Elibelinde
Elibelinde (Turkish for "hands on hips") is a motif of a hands-on-hips female figure.
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Fertility
Fertility is the natural capability to produce offspring.
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Fiber art
Fiber art refers to fine art whose material consists of natural or synthetic fiber and other components, such as fabric or yarn.
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Gebel el-Arak Knife
The Gebel el-Arak Knife is an ivory and flint knife dating from the Naqada II d period of Egyptian prehistory, starting circa 3450 BC, showing Mesopotamian influence.
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Gul (design)
A gul (also written gol, göl and gül) is a medallion-like design element typical of traditional hand-woven carpets from Central and West Asia.
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Iconography
Iconography, as a branch of art history, studies the identification, description, and the interpretation of the content of images: the subjects depicted, the particular compositions and details used to do so, and other elements that are distinct from artistic style.
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Image
An image (from imago) is an artifact that depicts visual perception, for example, a photo or a two-dimensional picture, that has a similar appearance to some subject—usually a physical object or a person, thus providing a depiction of it.
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Islamic culture
Islamic culture is a term primarily used in secular academia to describe the cultural practices common to historically Islamic people -- i.e., the culture of the Islamicate.
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Kilim
A kilim (Kilim کیلیم, Kilim, Kilim, گلیم gelīm) is a flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug traditionally produced in countries of the former Ottoman Empire, Iran, Azerbaijan and Turkic countries of Central Asia.
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Kilim motifs
Many motifs are used in traditional kilims, handmade flat-woven rugs, each with many variations.
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Kilpeck
Kilpeck is a small village in Herefordshire, England.
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Lace
Lace is a delicate fabric made of yarn or thread in an open weblike pattern, made by machine or by hand.
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Literature
Literature, most generically, is any body of written works.
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Master of Animals
The Master of Animals or Lord of Animals is a motif in ancient art showing a human between and grasping two confronted animals.
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Meander (art)
A meander or meandros (Μαίανδρος) is a decorative border constructed from a continuous line, shaped into a repeated motif.
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Motif (narrative)
In narrative, a motif is any recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story.
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New York City
The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.
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Ornament (art)
In architecture and decorative art, ornament is a decoration used to embellish parts of a building or object.
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Owen Jones (architect)
Owen Jones (15 February 1809 – 19 April 1874) was an English-born Welsh architect.
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Paisley (design)
Paisley or paisley pattern is an ornamental design using the buta (بته) or boteh, a teardrop-shaped motif with a curved upper end.
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Pakudos
A pakudos is a visual motif used by the Mangyan people of Mindoro in the Philippines.
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Palmette
The palmette is a motif in decorative art which, in its most characteristic expression, resembles the fan-shaped leaves of a palm tree.
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Pattern
A pattern is a discernible regularity in the world or in a manmade design.
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Rosette (design)
A rosette is a round, stylized flower design.
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Routledge
Routledge is a British multinational publisher.
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Sauwastika
The term sauwastika (or sauvastika) (as a character: 卍) is sometimes used to distinguish the left-facing from the right-facing swastika symbol, a meaning which developed in 19th century scholarship.
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Scroll (art)
The scroll in art is an element of ornament and graphic design featuring spirals and rolling incomplete circle motifs, some of which resemble the edge-on view of a book or document in scroll form, though many types are plant-scrolls, which loosely represent plant forms such as vines, with leaves or flowers attached.
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Sheela na gig
Sheela na gigs are figurative carvings of naked women displaying an exaggerated vulva.
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Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal (meaning "Crown of the Palace") is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra.
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Theme (arts)
In art, theme is usually about life, society or human nature, but can be any other subject.
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Three hares
The three hares (or three rabbits) is a circular motif or meme appearing in sacred sites from the Middle and Far East to the churches of Devon, England (as the "Tinners' Rabbits"), and historical synagogues in Europe.
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Velificatio
Velificatio is a stylistic device used in ancient Roman art to frame a deity by means of a billowing garment.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motif_(visual_arts)
