Arabesque: alternatives and connections

Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracen…

a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table

A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of color, or of brickwork, etc.

Carved and painted work in imitation of Japan ware.

Remedy; relief; amends; reparation; hence, one who brings relief.

Hollow relief; sculpture in relief within a sinking made for the purpose, so no part of it projects beyond the plain surface around.

Half relief; sculpture in relief of which the figures project from the background by one half their full roundness.

A service of pastry, fruits, or sweetmeats, at the close of a feast or entertainment; pastry, fruits, etc., forming the last course at…

A work sculptured in relief, as a cameo, or in bas-relief (in this sense used loosely).

To lay enamel upon; to decorate with enamel whether inlaid or painted.

an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style"

To adorn with foliage or the imitation of foliage; to form into the representation of leaves.

A long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, used in the canals of Venice. A gondola is usually propelled by one or two oarsmen who…

high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language"

high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language"

A process for producing a design upon a surface in relief so that it can be printed from. Prepared chalk or oxide of zinc is pressed u…

an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief); "there was a simple fret at the top of t…

Matter or pieces of wood, ivory, etc., inlaid, or prepared for inlaying; that which is inserted or inlaid for ornament or variety.