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A gold crescent drawn over its construction: the circle of the moon's edge and the half ellipse of its inner curve, plotted point by point from two circles.
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No. 19 of 100 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA gold crescent drawn over its construction: the circle of the moon's edge and the half ellipse of its inner curve, plotted point by point from two circles.

What it meansSeen from Earth, the line between the moon's day and night is half an ellipse; compass and straightedge, the tools of Islamic geometric art, can plot one from two circles.

Where it worksSuits a studio, office or anywhere drawing and making happen.

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Rows of date palms, fading from sage to ink, stand under a pale sky with a small dark crescent.Palm GroveNo. 24
A single leaning palm on a sage ground, a pale crescent caught beside its crown.Lone PalmNo. 25
An olive branch curves beneath a gold crescent, its leaves in shades of sage.Olive BranchNo. 26
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