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A field of eight-pointed stars with red centres on alternating cobalt and cream squares, one square in black.
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Signs of Home

Eight Stars

No. 17 of 50 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA field of eight-pointed stars with red centres on alternating cobalt and cream squares, one square in black.

What it meansThe eight-pointed star made from two squares is one of the core forms of Islamic geometry and is used to mark divisions in Quran manuscripts.

Where it worksA strong pattern for a hallway or a stairwell.

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2:3 · 7200 × 10800 px4×6 · 8×12 · 12×18 · 16×24 · 20×30 · 24×36 in
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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Round cream medallions holding a rose, a tulip and jasmine, set on cobalt with small red four-point stars between them.Rose and TulipNo. 18
A grid of studded doors, lattice windows, arches and domes on cobalt and cream squares with paper gaps between them.Doors and WindowsNo. 19
Signs of the sitting room on a red frame: oud, cushion, coffee pot, drum, cups, incense burner, rug and lamp.MajlisNo. 20
A grid of harvest signs on cream: wheat, olive, dates, pomegranate, fig, bread, a mortar, the sun and a palm.HarvestNo. 21
Cream and deep blue squares on a cobalt field holding a dove, a hoopoe, a falcon and a butterfly among cypress, palm and olive.Birds and TreesNo. 22
A single dhow under a lateen sail in cream on a cobalt field, with fish, wave and anchor in longer shapes.DhowNo. 23
A red sun with cream rays in a round medallion, ringed in red, over a cobalt and cream checkerboard.Midday SunNo. 24
Three tea glasses in a row on cobalt and cream squares, alone on a cream field with a fine blue frame.Three GlassesNo. 25

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