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Page 72
... motifs are used for guard stripes in the Caucasus , central Iran , and India . Chief among the polygons em- ployed are the lozenge and the octagon . The Maltese cross is frequently used , as is the gamma cross , or swastika . Purely ...
... motifs are used for guard stripes in the Caucasus , central Iran , and India . Chief among the polygons em- ployed are the lozenge and the octagon . The Maltese cross is frequently used , as is the gamma cross , or swastika . Purely ...
Page 78
... motifs from other areas , it completely transformed them by a furious vigour of design unequalled in the textile world . For example , although the Dragon carpets of Kuba continue medieval Persian motifs , the beasts , recognizable in ...
... motifs from other areas , it completely transformed them by a furious vigour of design unequalled in the textile world . For example , although the Dragon carpets of Kuba continue medieval Persian motifs , the beasts , recognizable in ...
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... motifs were etched straight onto the pewter surface . Another type of decoration is engraving , which involves cutting decorative motifs , figures , or inscriptions with a burin into the surface of pewter objects . The most expen- sive ...
... motifs were etched straight onto the pewter surface . Another type of decoration is engraving , which involves cutting decorative motifs , figures , or inscriptions with a burin into the surface of pewter objects . The most expen- sive ...
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