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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.
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Patchwork Medina

Night Sampler

No. 22 of 50 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeBlocks of indigo and teal, each with a night motif: a crescent, a lantern, an arch, an eight-point star, a minaret and cypresses.

What it meansLanterns, the crescent and the night sky are tied in many homes to Ramadan evenings and the wait for the new moon.

Where it worksCalm and rich, it suits a bedroom or a reading nook.

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All 50 prints
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
A courtyard with a pointed arcade, a dome behind, a rectangular pool with a small fountain and orange trees in planters on a chequered floor.CourtyardNo. 29
The courtyard at night, the arcade lit in mustard, cypresses in planters and a crescent over the dome.Fountain CourtNo. 30

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