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The Croatian interlace or Croatian wattle, known as the pleter or troplet in Croatian, is a type of interlace, most characteristic for its three-ribbon pattern. It is one of the most often used patterns of Croatian pre-Romanesque art and architecture .
The Order of the Croatian Interlace or Order of the Early Croatian three-strand pattern (Croatian: Red hrvatskog pletera) is the seventeenth most important medal given by the Republic of Croatia. The order was founded on 1 April 1995. The medal is awarded for advancement of progress and reputation of Croatia and the welfare of its citizens. [1]
Croatia also awards a civil and military decoration called the Order of the Croatian Interlace. [4] The Croatian checkerboard or chequy (Croatian: šahovnica) is the national symbol of Croatia and Croats. [5] As in the coat of arms, the red and white squares are arranged evenly, although the order has varied historically.
Interlace and knotwork are often found in Byzantine art, continuing Roman usage, but they are not given great prominence. One notable example of a widespread local usage of interlace is the three-ribbon interlace found in the early medieval Croatia on stone carvings from the 9th to 11th centuries.
Knot patterns first appeared in the third and fourth centuries AD and can be seen in Roman floor mosaics of that time. Interesting developments in the artistic use of interlaced knot patterns are found in Byzantine architecture and book illumination , Coptic art , Celtic art, Islamic art , Kievan Rus' book illumination, Ethiopian art , and ...
Croatian interlace was originally painted, usually every string would be coloured brightly yellow, red or blue. Since the wall paintings that are mentioned in several literal sources (like the portraits of Trpimirović dynasty in church of St. George in Putalj above Kaštel Sućurac ) are not preserved, they are only type of pre-Romanesque ...
A tricolour of red, white, and blue with the Ustaše symbol in top-left corner, but without the Croatian coat of arms. The flag used Ustaše colors, proportions 2:3. 1941–1945: Flag of an admiral of the Independent State of Croatia: A simple blue cross on a white field. 1941–1945: Flag of a vice admiral of Independent State of Croatia: 1941 ...
A chess pattern is observed in the architraves of a number of medieval churches in Croatia, including St. John of Nimfa in Pula, St. Vid at the Kaštel in Pula, and St. John in Biskupija at Pomer, where the motif can appear together with or instead of the Croatian interlace. [5]