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A few big arches in mixed shapes, rounded, pointed, ogee and lobed, each in its own fabric on oatmeal and sand.
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Patchwork Medina

Four Arches

No. 20 of 50 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA few big arches in mixed shapes, rounded, pointed, ogee and lobed, each in its own fabric on oatmeal and sand.

What it meansBuilders across the Islamic world developed many arch forms, from the simple round arch to lobed and ogee shapes.

Where it worksQuiet and architectural, good above a desk or a console.

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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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Blocks of indigo and teal, each with a night motif: a crescent, a lantern, an arch, an eight-point star, a minaret and cypresses.Night SamplerNo. 22
Square blocks of garden things in greens, saffron and rust: date palms, cypresses, fruit trees, a sun and stars, framed by olive bands.Garden SamplerNo. 23
A horseshoe gateway with striped voussoirs in rust and oatmeal, studded teal doors, a lantern overhead and potted cypresses at either side.Garden GateNo. 24
A deep indigo door with brass studs inside a rounded arch of teal and oatmeal, set in a whitewashed wall with potted fruit trees.Blue DoorNo. 25
A tall gateway with many oxblood and sand voussoirs, rust doors studded in saffron, and a teal framed panel around the arch.Striped ArchNo. 26
A pointed window framed in rust fabric looks out on cypresses, dark hills and a crescent; mashrabiya shutters stand open on each side.Moon WindowNo. 27
An ogee window in teal looks out over rooftops, a dome and a hot sun; pots of geranium and palm sit on the sill.Town WindowNo. 28

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