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  2. Ornament (art) - Wikipedia

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    Ornament has been evident in civilizations since the beginning of recorded history, ranging from Ancient Egyptian architecture to the assertive lack of ornament of 20th century Modernist architecture. Ornaments also depict a certain philosophy of the people for the world around.

  3. Christmas ornament - Wikipedia

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    History Invention Blown glass baubles for sale in Tlalpujahua, Michoacán, Mexico. The town is known for its production of Christmas ornaments. A fully decorated Christmas tree. The first decorated trees were adorned with apples, white candy canes, and pastries in the shapes of stars, hearts and flowers.

  4. Garden ornament - Wikipedia

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    A garden ornament or lawn ornament is a non-plant item used for garden, landscape, and park enhancement and decoration. History [ edit ] Early examples of the use of garden ornaments in western culture were seen in Ancient Roman gardens such as those excavated at Pompeii and Herculaneum .

  5. Christmas decoration - Wikipedia

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    History. Christmas decorations are mentioned in ancient descriptions of the Roman feast Saturnalia, which was believed to have originated in the 5th century BC. The tradition of decorating a tree is old since the Celts already decorated a tree, the symbol of life at the time of the winter solstice.

  6. Islamic ornament - Wikipedia

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    Islamic ornament is the use of decorative forms and patterns in Islamic art and Islamic architecture. Its elements can be broadly divided into the arabesque , using curving plant-based elements, geometric patterns with straight lines or regular curves, and calligraphy , consisting of religious texts with stylized appearance, used both ...

  7. Arabesque - Wikipedia

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    The first includes ornaments adopted from antiquity: grotesques, architectural ornaments such as the orders, foliage scrolls and self-contained elements such as trophies, terms and vases.

  8. Garden gnome - Wikipedia

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    'garden dwarfs') are lawn ornament figurines of small humanoid creatures based on the mythological creature and diminutive spirit which occur in Renaissance magic and alchemy, known as gnomes. They also draw on the German folklore of the dwarf. Traditionally, the garden figurines depict male dwarfs wearing red pointy hats.

  9. Pleated Christmas hearts - Wikipedia

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    The exact age and origin of the tradition of making paper hearts is unknown, but the oldest known pleated Christmas hearts were made by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen in 1860. However, as Andersen's heart has no handle, it seems unlikely it could have been used as a Christmas tree ornament. That pleated heart is today located in the ...

  10. Twelve Ornaments - Wikipedia

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    History. According to the Book of Documents, the Twelve Ornaments were referred to by Emperor Shun, one of the legendary Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, as being ancient in his time. Oral tradition holds that he lived sometime between 2294 and 2184 BC.

  11. List of ornaments - Wikipedia

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    Understanding these ornaments is important for historically informed performance and understanding the subtleties of different types of music. This list is intended to give basic information on ornaments, with description and illustrations where possible.