Arabesken
Author: Clara Schmidt Publisher: L'Aventurine : 2007 ISBN: 978-2-914199-58-2 Language: English Tags: Arabesken | art | History |
Description:
| The arabesque is a form of artistic decoration consisting of “surface decorations based on rhythmic linear patterns of scrolling and interlacing foliage, tendrils” or plain lines, often combined with other elements. Another definition is “Foliate ornament, used in the Islamic world, typically using leaves, derived from stylised half-palmettes, which were combined with spiralling stems”. It usually consists of a single design which can be ’tiled’ or seamlessly repeated as many times as desired. |