Definition of Moresque. Meaning of Moresque. Synonyms of Moresque

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Definition of Moresque

Moresque
Moresque Mo*resque", a. [F., fr. It. moresco, or Sp. morisco. See Morris.] Of or pertaining to, or in the manner or style of, the Moors; Moorish. -- n. The Moresque style of architecture or decoration. See Moorish architecture, under Moorish. [Written also mauresque.]

Meaning of Moresque from wikipedia

- Moresque is an obsolete alternative term to "Moorish" in English, and in the arts has some specific meanings. By itself the word is used of stylized plant-based...
- Hispano-Moresque ware is a style of initially Islamic pottery created in Al Andalus or Muslim Spain, which continued to be produced under Christian rule...
- or moresque style and cl****ically derived acanthus volutes Arabesque or moresque ornament print, by Peter Flötner (d. 1546) Arabesque or moresque borders...
- by different names. The pottery from Muslim Spain is known as Hispano-Moresque ware. The decorated tin-glaze of Renaissance Italy is called maiolica,...
- Mexican Slayride (French: Coplan ouvre le feu à Mexico, Italian: Moresque - Obiettivo allucinante, Spanish: Entre las redes) is a 1967 Eurospy film directed...
- Croatian sword dance, see Moreška. Moresca (Italian), morisca (Spanish), or moresque, mauresque (French), also known in French as the danse des bouffons, is...
- chests, and maiolica pottery. These objects also included the Hispano-Moresque ware produced by mostly Mudéjar potters in Spain. Although royalty owned...
- large Hispano-Moresque ware vases made in the Sultanate to stand in niches around the palace. These famous examples of Hispano-Moresque ware date from...
- in Europe include: Hispano-Moresque, maiolica, Delftware, and English Delftware. By the High Middle Ages the Hispano-Moresque ware of Al-Andaluz was the...
- century, Málaga in Andalusia and later Valencia exported these "Hispano-Moresque wares", either directly or via the Balearic Islands to Italy and the rest...
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