Period furnishings; an encyclopedia of historic furniture, decorations and furnishings (1911)
Clifford, C. R. (Chandler Robbins), 1858-1935 · New York, Clifford & Lawton · leaf 49
ARABIAN ORNAMENT. Arabian—An interlacement of flat and geometric or vegetation forms, distinguished from Ottoman or the late_ Turk-ish by being less realistic. Inscriptional work often introduced. Human or animal figures are expressions of outside in-fluence, usually Persian. It is impossible to… … MOORISH ORNAMENT. Moorish (Arabian origin) developed finally the Alhambraic, an elaborate form.
Interior decoration · Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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