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A planked double door in cobalt stands in a horseshoe arch framed by a chequered tile band and a teal surround; gold studs trace the edge of each leaf and form four round starbursts, with ring knockers at the meeting stile.
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Islamic Art

Studded Door

No. 16 of 20 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA planked double door in cobalt stands in a horseshoe arch framed by a chequered tile band and a teal surround; gold studs trace the edge of each leaf and form four round starbursts, with ring knockers at the meeting stile.

What it meansStudded doors across North Africa put their nails to work twice: holding the planks together and laying out geometry on the surface.

Where it worksFor an entrance hall or facing a front door.

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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 brass astrolabe hangs from its throne and ring against a deep blue ground; the rim is graduated in fine ticks, the plate engraved with circles of altitude that close in towards the zenith, and the openwork rete above it carries the ecliptic ring, twelve star pointers and a long rule.AstrolabeNo. 19
A framed field of eight-pointed stars with ivory rims, each holding a cobalt field, a gold star and a red heart, fitted point to point with turquoise crosses, every tile set in a fine dark joint.Star and CrossNo. 20
A ten-pointed gold star ringed by turquoise petals and red points, all bound in interlaced ivory bands on a lapis panel, with a quarter of the same knot set into each corner.Ten-Fold KnotNo. 1
Eight ivory ribs cross inside a gold ring on deep blue, making an eight-pointed star with an octagon at its heart; the cells between them lighten from blue at the rim through turquoise to pale honey at the centre.Ribbed DomeNo. 2
A tall pointed arch sits in six nested bands of ivory, red and turquoise over a cobalt field of fine six-fold lines, with gold columns and two star rosettes in the spandrels.MihrabNo. 3
A tall glass lamp with a flared neck, a broad body and a high foot hangs on gold chains; its cobalt bands are pierced with rows of small stars and three large star windows, all lit warm from the flame inside.The LampNo. 4

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