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A chart of four arch openings in lapis, each with its ring, ground line and construction marks: pointed, horseshoe, ogee and multifoil, the centres of their curves marked with terracotta dots and dashed lines.
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Arch Forms

No. 11 of 100 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA chart of four arch openings in lapis, each with its ring, ground line and construction marks: pointed, horseshoe, ogee and multifoil, the centres of their curves marked with terracotta dots and dashed lines.

What it meansIslamic architecture developed a family of arch forms: the two-centred pointed arch, the horseshoe arch of the Maghreb and al-Andalus, the S-curved ogee and the cusped multifoil arch, each struck from its own set of centres.

Where it worksIdeal for a study, an architect's office or a hallway.

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3:4 · 5400 × 7200 px6×8 · 9×12 · 12×16 · 18×24 in
4:5 · 7200 × 9000 px4×5 · 8×10 · 16×20 · 24×30 in
11:14 · 3300 × 4200 px11×14 in
A-series · 7023 × 9933 pxA5 · A4 · A3 · A2 · A1

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