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An oval vignette is probably the most common example. Originally a vignette was a design of vine-leaves and tendrils (vignette = small vine in French). [1] The term was also used for a small embellishment without border, in what otherwise would have been a blank space, such as that found on a title-page, a headpiece or tailpiece.
Box-drawing characters; Dingbat; Tombstone, the end of proof character; Other Unicode blocks Box Drawing; Block Elements; Geometric Shapes Extended; Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms; Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows (Unicode block) includes more geometric shapes; Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs (Unicode block) includes several geometric ...
An oval (from Latin ovum 'egg') is a closed curve in a plane which resembles the outline of an egg. The term is not very specific, but in some areas ( projective geometry , technical drawing , etc.) it is given a more precise definition, which may include either one or two axes of symmetry of an ellipse .
Box-drawing characters, also known as line-drawing characters, are a form of semigraphics widely used in text user interfaces to draw various geometric frames and boxes. These characters are characterized by being designed to be connected horizontally and/or vertically with adjacent characters, which requires proper alignment.
Birth and throne cartouches of Pharaoh Seti I, from KV17 at the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. Neues Museum, Berlin. In Egyptian hieroglyphs, a cartouche (/ k ɑːr ˈ t uː ʃ / kar-TOOSH) is an oval with a line at one end tangent to it, indicating that the text enclosed is a royal name. [1]
The ovals of Descartes were first studied by René Descartes in 1637, in connection with their applications in optics. These curves were also studied by Newton beginning in 1664. One method of drawing certain specific Cartesian ovals, already used by Descartes, is analogous to a standard construction of an ellipse by a pinned thread
(The Center Square) – A Missouri delegation is focusing on border security after being briefed with an Operation Lone Star Task Force led by Goliad County, Texas, Sheriff Roy Boyd. The ...
View of a frame-maker's workshop, oil on canvas, circa 1900 The elaborate decoration on this frame may be made by adhering molded plaster pieces to the wood base.. A picture frame is a container that borders the perimeter of a picture, and is used for the protection, display, and visual appreciation of objects and imagery such as photographs, canvas paintings, drawings and prints, posters ...