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Rows of pointed arches in rust, saffron and turquoise fabrics set on indigo and teal squares, one holding a pale crescent.
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Patchwork Medina

Pointed Arches

No. 18 of 50 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeRows of pointed arches in rust, saffron and turquoise fabrics set on indigo and teal squares, one holding a pale crescent.

What it meansThe pointed arch was in use in Islamic buildings from the eighth century, long before it became a feature of Gothic churches.

Where it worksStrong and graphic, good for a study or a long corridor.

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3:4 · 5400 × 7200 px6×8 · 9×12 · 12×16 · 18×24 in
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11:14 · 3300 × 4200 px11×14 in
A-series · 7023 × 9933 pxA5 · A4 · A3 · A2 · A1

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Large horseshoe arches in teal, indigo and sand fabrics on rust and saffron grounds, with smaller arches set inside some of them.Horseshoe ArchesNo. 19
A few big arches in mixed shapes, rounded, pointed, ogee and lobed, each in its own fabric on oatmeal and sand.Four ArchesNo. 20
A sampler of square blocks, each holding one small scene: domes, palms, crescents, cypresses, a sun, a house, a fruit tree, a minaret and an eight-point star.Medina SamplerNo. 21
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

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