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2. Western use of the swastika in the early 20th century

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   The aviator Matilde Moisant wearing a swastika square medallion in 1912. The symbol was popular as a good luck charm with early aviators. The discovery of the Indo-European language group in the 1790s led to a great effort by European archaeologists to link the pre-history of European people to the hypothesised ancient "Aryans" (variously referring to the Indo-Iranians or the Proto-Indo ...

3. Fleur-de-lis - Wikipedia

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   The fleur-de-lis can be incorporated in friezes or cornices, although the distinctions between fleur-de-lis, fleuron, and other stylized flowers are not always clear, [7] [78] or can be used as a motif in an all-over tiled pattern, perhaps on a floor. It may appear in a building for heraldic reasons, as in some English churches where the design ...

4. French heraldry - Wikipedia

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   The fleur-de-lys (or fleur-de-lis, plural: fleurs-de-lis; / ˌ f l ɜːr d ə ˈ l iː /, [ˌflœː(ʀ)dəˈlɪs] in Quebec French), translated from French as "lily flower") is a stylized design of either an iris or a lily that is now used purely decoratively as well as symbolically, or it may be "at one and the same time political, dynastic ...

5. Compass rose - Wikipedia

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   Compass Rose of Piedro Reinel, 1504, an example of a 32-point rose with cross for east (the Christian Holy Land) and fleur-di-lis for north (do find for "Reinel"). The Compass Rose in St. Peter's Square; Brief compass rose history info; Floor Compass Roses; Quilting Patterns Inspired by Compass Rose; Compass Rose in Stained Glass

6. Baltimore album quilts - Wikipedia

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   An album quilt (c. 1850), part of the collection at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Baltimore album quilts originated in Baltimore, Maryland, in the 1840s. They have become one of the most popular styles of quilts and are still made today. These quilts are made up of a number of squares called blocks. Each block has been appliquéd with a ...

7. Symbols of Quebec - Wikipedia

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   Je me souviens. I remember. December 9, 1939 Granted with other elements of the coat of arms Shield of Arms Shield of arms of Quebec Coat of Arms of Quebec: 1868 The shield was granted by the Royal Warrant by Queen Victoria Flag: Flag of Quebec: Flag of Quebec: January 21, 1948 Provincial Symbol Fleur-de-lis: Fleur de lis: July 24, 1534 Floral ...