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Round, pointed and horseshoe arches overlap like coloured glass, their crossings forming new deeper tones.
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No. 5 of 20 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeRound, pointed and horseshoe arches overlap like coloured glass, their crossings forming new deeper tones.

What it meansThree of the great arch families meet in one figure, a reminder of how freely forms travelled between Rome, Byzantium and the Islamic world.

Where it worksA cheerful, graphic piece for a kitchen, playroom or studio.

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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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A white stair climbs a warm clay wall and ends at an arched doorway full of sky.AscentNo. 6
A horseshoe doorway in a deep terracotta room opens onto a bright courtyard, and the sun lays a long band of light across the floor.ThresholdNo. 7
A pointed horseshoe window in a pale clay wall looks out over a garden wall to two palms against the sky.Palm WindowNo. 8
A round-arched window in a sand-coloured wall shows only sky and a flat blue sea.HorizonNo. 9
An ochre façade of slender columns and round arches at midday, the loggias behind in deep shade and a strip of sun on the floor.Noon ColonnadeNo. 10
Pointed windows above and horseshoe doorways below stack up a courtyard façade, half caught in a sharp diagonal shadow.RiadNo. 11
A round arch cut from a solid terracotta field, revealing plaster and a soft wedge of shadow.Cut OutNo. 12
An eleven-lobed arch set in an ochre frame opens into a shaded passage with a sunlit doorway at the far end.Cusped GateNo. 13

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