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  2. Scroll (art) - Wikipedia

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    Continuous scroll decoration has a very long history, and such patterns were an essential element of classical and medieval decoration. The use of scrolls in ornament goes back to at least the Bronze Age; geometric scroll ornament has been found in the Palace of Knossos at Minoan Crete dating to approximately 1800 BC, [8] perhaps drawing from even earlier Egyptian styles; there were also early ...

  3. Penguin - Wikipedia

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    The smallest penguin species is the little blue penguin (Eudyptula minor), also known as the fairy penguin, which stands around 30–33 cm (12–13 in) tall and weighs 1.2–1.3 kg (2.6–2.9 lb). [7] Today, larger penguins generally inhabit colder regions, and smaller penguins inhabit regions with temperate or tropical climates.

  4. Owen Jones (architect) - Wikipedia

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    The final chapter, titled 'Leaves and Flowers from Nature' acknowledges the underlying principle that dictates the design of ornament around the world, which is the form found in nature: "in the best periods of art, all ornament was based upon an observation of the principles which regulate the arrangement of form in nature" and that "true art ...

  5. Fleuron (typography) - Wikipedia

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    Τypographic ornament in ancient city of Kamiros on Rhodes, Greece. Flower decorations are among the oldest typographic ornaments. A fleuron can also be used to fill the white space that results from the indentation of the first line of a paragraph, [4] on a line by itself to divide paragraphs in a highly stylized way, to divide lists, or for pure ornamentation. [5]

  6. Ornament (art) - Wikipedia

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    The vast range of motifs used in ornament draw from geometrical shapes and patterns, plants, and human and animal figures. Across Eurasia and the Mediterranean world there has been a rich and linked tradition of plant-based ornament for over three thousand years; traditional ornament from other parts of the world typically relies more on ...

  7. Inkayacu - Wikipedia

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    Inkayacu was among the largest described fossil penguins, measuring 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) long and weighing about 54.6–59.4 kilograms (120–131 lb), twice as heavy as the average emperor penguin, the largest extant penguin. [1] The melanosomes within the feathers of Inkayacu are long and narrow, similar to most other birds.

  8. Chinese auspicious ornaments in textile and clothing

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    [12] [14] The system of clothing patterns was however established in the Han dynasty, where the types and the number of ornaments was regulated based on a person's ranks. [12] In the Sui dynasty , the twelve ornaments were reserved for the Emperor exclusively; Emperor Yang Sui established a system which defined the exact location of these ...

  9. Decorative arts - Wikipedia

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    The Pattern and Decoration movement in New York galleries in the 1980s, though short-lived, opened the way to a more inclusive evaluation of the value of art objects. [ 4 ] Influence of different materials

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