- In the
history of art and design,
strapwork is the use of
stylised representations in
ornament of ribbon-like forms.
These may
loosely imitate leather...
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handicraft objects,
consisting of
angled lines that form an
interlaced strapwork pattern.
Girih decoration is
believed to have been
inspired by Syrian...
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tiles that were used in the
creation of
Islamic geometric patterns using strapwork (girih) for
decoration of
buildings in
Islamic architecture. They have...
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offering fivefold and
tenfold symmetries. The
tiles are
decorated with
strapwork lines (girih),
generally more
visible than the tile boundaries. In 2007...
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elements like
columns and obelisks.
Architectural detail and
decorative strapwork patterns derived from
continental engravings,
especially the
prints of...
- leather"), or else from the fact that the boot was
laced or tied on (ligere).
Strapwork styles varied from
maker to
maker and
region to region. The placement...
- A
strapwork heraldic console,
fashionable in the
second half of the 16th century...
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exterior was
painted in
imitation of
marble or huge
jewels held by iron
strapwork. The rose in the
soundboard is
surrounded by a
painted wreath of flowers...
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framed central circular scene of
battling horseman,
surrounded by four
strapwork cartouches containing allegorical female figures (Victory, Fame, Fortitude...
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asymmetrical fronts and
picturesque m****ing
Flemish mannerist sunken panels of
strapwork deeply shadowed entrances broad porches overall, a
domesticated free Renaissance...
