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  2. 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 ...

  3. A Demon of Our Own Design - Wikipedia

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    A Demon of Our Own Design: Markets, Hedge Funds, and the Perils of Financial Innovation (2007) is a book by veteran Wall Street risk manager Richard Bookstaber. [1] The book is noted for its foreshadowing of the financial crisis of 2007–08. Bookstaber had a "a front-row seat" [1] for such crises as the stock market crash of 1987 and the ...

  4. Acanthus (ornament) - Wikipedia

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    In architecture, an ornament may be carved into stone or wood to resemble leaves from the Mediterranean species of the Acanthus genus of plants, which have deeply cut leaves with some similarity to those of the thistle and poppy. Both Acanthus mollis and the still more deeply cut Acanthus spinosus have been claimed as the main model, and ...

  5. Costume design - Wikipedia

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    Costume design is the creation of clothing for the overall appearance of a character or performer. Costume may refer to the style of dress particular to a nation, a class, or a period. In many cases, it may contribute to the fullness of the artistic, visual world which is unique to a particular theatrical or cinematic production.

  6. Persian carpet - Wikipedia

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    Dozar or Sedjadeh: The term comes from Persian do, "two" and zar, a Persian measure corresponding to about 105 centimetres (41 inches). Carpets of Dozar size are approximately 130–140 cm (51–55 in) x 200–210 cm (79–83 in). Ghalitcheh (Persian: قالیچه ): Carpet of Dozar format, but woven in very fine quality.

  7. Kievan Rus' ornament - Wikipedia

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    Kievan Rus' ornament is a general designation for ornamental patterns characteristic of the culture of Kievan Rus', and partially rooted in its pre-Christian period. There was also influence outside Kievan Rus', in particular in Poland , [1] Moravia and Scandinavia (see “ § Outside Kievan Rus' ”).