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A quatrefoil (anciently caterfoil) [1] is a decorative element consisting of a symmetrical shape which forms the overall outline of four partially overlapping circles of the same diameter. It is found in art, architecture, heraldry and traditional Christian symbolism . [ 2 ]
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 ]
Quatrefoil: A Modern Novel, Derricks, Game of Fools, The Occasional Man James Fugaté (February 13, 1922 – March 28, 1995) was an author and activist in the gay rights movement . [ 1 ] Fugaté wrote several works under the pseudonym James Barr . [ 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
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 ...
Multifoil arches in Aljafería, Zaragoza, Spain. A foil is an architectural device based on a symmetrical rendering of leaf shapes, defined by overlapping circles of the same diameter that produce a series of cusps to make a lobe.
Multifoil arch in the Aljafería, Zaragoza, Spain. A multifoil arch (or polyfoil arch), also known as a cusped arch, [1] [2] polylobed arch, [3] [4] or scalloped arch, [5] is an arch characterized by multiple circular arcs or leaf shapes (called foils, lobes, or cusps) that are cut into its interior profile or intrados.
Effigy of Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick at the Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick. The type began in England in the 13th century, inspired by French examples. The first examples had relief figures set within quatrefoil frames, as in the tomb now used for Henry Marshal, Bishop of Exeter (d. 1206) in Exeter Cathedra