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Thus, quatrefoil seems to be associated with water rituals. The associated imagery is related to agricultural fertility and the arrival of rain, [8] [9] as evidenced by the rain-bearing clouds above the quatrefoil portal. [10] The association between rulership and the quatrefoil symbol continued into the ensuing Late Preclassic period.
The fourfold version of an architectural trefoil is a quatrefoil. A simple trefoil shape in itself can be symbolic of the Trinity, [1] while a trefoil combined with an equilateral triangle was also a moderately common symbol of the Christian Trinity during the late Middle Ages in some parts of Europe, similar to a barbed quatrefoil. Two forms ...
Quatrefoil: A Modern Novel, sometimes called Quatrefoil, is a novel about gay men written in 1950 by James W. Fugaté under the pen name James Barr. [1] It is known for being the first modern book to portray homosexuality in a positive way. [ 2 ]
A quatrefoil (four leaf) is a decorative element of four partially overlapping circles. Quatrefoil may also refer to: Quatrefoil: A Modern Novel, a 1950 book by James Barr; Quatrefoil Library, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. Quatrefoil reentry, a type of cardiac arrhythmia
Throughout the book, Dain regularly touches her face in times of worry. It's revealed that secretly, he'd been using his signet to read her thoughts, and he saw the secret, illegal meeting Xaden held.
During the early solstice celebrations, burning a specific log became part of the festivities. Like the word “yule,” the log became associated with the Christmas season.
The word comes from Latin folium which meaning “leaf.” [3] Foil motifs may be used as part of the heads and tracery of window lights, complete windows themselves, the underside of arches, in heraldry, within panelling, and as part of any decorative or ornament device. Foil types are commonly found in Gothic and Islamic architecture.
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