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Decorative William Morris-style title card for the article “What Is A Tudor Rose Motif?”, with the heading lettered inside an ornate botanical border.

The Tudor rose is England's flower, heraldically speaking. It is a five-petaled bloom with a larger red rose of Lancaster on the outside and a smaller white rose of York...

The Tudor rose is England's flower, heraldically speaking. It is a five-petaled bloom with a larger red rose of Lancaster on the outside and a smaller white rose of York...

Decorative William Morris-style title card for the article “What Is An Ichimatsu Check?”, with the heading lettered inside an ornate botanical border.

The ichimatsu check is the Japanese take on the checkerboard: alternating squares in two colors, usually deep indigo and white or black and white, set in a clean grid. It...

The ichimatsu check is the Japanese take on the checkerboard: alternating squares in two colors, usually deep indigo and white or black and white, set in a clean grid. It...

Decorative William Morris-style title card for the article “What Is A Quatrefoil?”, with the heading lettered inside an ornate botanical border.

A quatrefoil is, at its simplest, four overlapping circles. Draw four of the same size so they cross, trace the outer edge, and you get the four-lobed, flower-like shape with...

A quatrefoil is, at its simplest, four overlapping circles. Draw four of the same size so they cross, trace the outer edge, and you get the four-lobed, flower-like shape with...

Decorative William Morris-style title card for the article “What Is An Anthemion Motif?”, with the heading lettered inside an ornate botanical border.

The anthemion is a stylized fan of leaves and petals, built from a radiating palmette, a honeysuckle flower, or a lotus, all spreading outward from a single base. The ancient...

The anthemion is a stylized fan of leaves and petals, built from a radiating palmette, a honeysuckle flower, or a lotus, all spreading outward from a single base. The ancient...

Decorative William Morris-style title card for the article “Plaid Vs Checkered Patterns Explained”, with the heading lettered inside an ornate botanical border.

Plaid and checkered are cousins, not twins. Picture a chessboard: two colors, even squares, marching in perfect lockstep. That is checkered, and gingham is its most famous fabric. Now picture...

Plaid and checkered are cousins, not twins. Picture a chessboard: two colors, even squares, marching in perfect lockstep. That is checkered, and gingham is its most famous fabric. Now picture...

Coquette-style bedroom with pink ribbon-trimmed bedding, pearl jewelry on a vintage vanity, and rose-print wallpaper

Coquette is femininity turned all the way up: pink palettes, bows, lace, ribbons, ruffles, pearls, and romantic decorative detail layered everywhere. The word is French and originally describes a charming,...

Coquette is femininity turned all the way up: pink palettes, bows, lace, ribbons, ruffles, pearls, and romantic decorative detail layered everywhere. The word is French and originally describes a charming,...