Intertwining geometric forms, often featuring spiral like patterns, named because of their origin in Eastern designs.
geometrical decoration or calligraphy
A style of ornament originally of Moorish origin often used in the tooling of bindings.
A decorative style of winding stems and abstract foliage used in calligraphy, art, and architecture.
Decoration characterized by symmetrical intertwining branches, leaves and other plant forms together with abstract curvilinear shapes.
Interwoven, symmetrical patterns of branches, tendrils and scrolls. It is familiar motif in Islamic and HISPANO-MORESQUE designs, and throughout Europe c.1760-90. See DECORATIVE MOTIFS.
A short piece of music featuring various melodic, contrapuntal or harmonic decorations.
An ornamental motif, probably of Arab origin, consisting of an intricate pattern of geometric lines and stylized plant forms without human or animal figures.
Ornamentation derived from a mixture of formal geometric and foliage patterns, characterized by flowing linear designs of leaves and scrolls.
an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design
A curved painted or carved decoration usually of floral or swirl designs but sometimes human or animal figures.
Scroll of flowers and foliage arranged without concern for symmetry.
A decorative pattern based on highly stylized foliate forms in which one leaf “grows” out of the tip of another, forming a continuous pattern that seems to have no beginning and no end.
A complex design of intertwined lines, flowers, leaves or geometric shapes characteristically found in Middle Eastern decoration.
a scroll ornamentation of leaves, animals and humans shapes.
Apopular design in oriental rugs consisting ofintertwining vines, leaves, flowers, buds or branches. Arabesques can be either floral or geometric in nature and are used both in the field and border.
(1) In Islamic art, an intricate pattern of interlaced ornament consisting of curvilinear stems and tendrils that terminate in leaves; (2) in Renaissance and later European art, a pattern of interlaced curvilinear stems, scrolls, and leaves, sometimes containing animal motifs.
Intricate patterns of intertwining branches, flowers, leaves and vines. These could be woven in geometric or curvilinear patterns.
Intricate decorative ornamentation of interlacing lines, fruits, floral and animal symbols loosely based on Arabic styles.
A short decorative piano piece.
A type of linear surface decoration based on organic forms, usually characterized by flowing lines and swirling shapes.
scroll of flowers and foli
Scrolling foliate decoration
geometrical and floral decoration, including caligraphy
A saracenic form of ornament, usually composed of naturalistic ornament twined about a rod or stem. Orginally as employed by Mohammedan designers, no animals were ever represented in an arabesque. The motifs were resticted to flowers, foliage, fruits, and figures of geometric design.
a highly stylised fret-ornament in low relief, common in Moorish architecture, found in 16th and 17th-century work in England.
A European term used to describe Islamic art, which incorporated script with floral and geometrical motifs.
style using flowers, foliage, or fruit creating an intricate pattern of interlaced lines
Ornament or surface decoration with intricate curves and flowing lines based on plant forms.
An ornate curving design of intertwined floral and vine figures often seen in intricate workshop rugs such as those from Isphahan, Tabriz, Nain and Qum.
'Arab like'. A flowing, intricate pattern derived from stylised organic motif, usually floral; generally, an Islamic decoratie motif.
Rhythmic scrolling decorations used in the design of furniture, metalwork, printing, textiles and pottery. Belter arabesques are flat, undulating bands with volutes on each end. Belter arabesques frame the backs of laminated sofa and chair becks.
Scrolling interlacing foliage. In French neoclassical wallpapers arabesques are often combined with drapery, medallions, festoons and urns, creating a vertical form.
A very popular design in oriental rugs consisting of scrolling (or intertwining) vines, flowers, buds or branches. Arabasques can be either floral or geometric in nature.
(Islamic art) Intersecting lines, of curve and angles with stylized motifs of flowers and fuit. Found in Moorish, Near Eastern and Hispano-Moreseque art. (Renaissance art) ormantation influenced Islamic art or pottery. Not to mistaken for grotesque decoration.
French word used for Muslim art style based on the use of interlacing plant motif with leaves and tendrils.
A repetitive, intricate pattern derived from Arab designs based originally on plant and flower motifs.
Decorative musical material or a composition based on florid embellishment.
Following (moving in the same form as piece it decorates) scrollwork. It typically appears as curlicues in low relief.
Group of particular curvilinear tendril designs. probably originated in Islamic spain.
An intricate Islamic art uses geometric shapes and linear flowers and fruits in design. It: Arab-like.
Complex and elaborate design of intertwined flowers, foliage, patterns, etc. which are painted or carved to use as ornamentation.
An ornament with a Middle-Eastern flavor, usually composed of naturalistic elements twined around a rod or stem. Originally employed by Mohammedan designers, who never represented animals in an arabesque; the motifs were restricted to flowers, foliage, fruits, and figures of geometric design.
Ornament consisting of garlands of foliage with figures, fancifully interlaced to form graceful curves and painted, inlaid, or carved in low relief.
An element of Islamic art usually found decorating the walls of mosques, the arabesque is an elaborative application of repeating geometric forms that often echo the forms of plants and animals. The choice of which geometric forms are to be used and how they are to be formatted is based upon the Islamic view of the world. To Muslims, these forms, taken together, constitute an infinite pattern that extends beyond the visible material world.
