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Ornament > Pattern > Arabesques

Preferred term

Arabesques  

Definition

  • Decorative patterns of stylized foliage characterized by a continuous stem which splits regularly, producing a series of counterpoised, leafy, secondary stems; also, allover patterns of fanciful foliate scrollwork [AAT]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Moresques

Notation

  • 114059

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-M1WRB8KF-5

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