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Persian Herati Mahi rug showing the small repeating rosette-diamond-and-fish unit covering the field

The Herati, or Mahi, pattern is one of Persian rug design's greatest hits: a central rosette or floral medallion ringed by four stylized leaves curved to look like fish, set...

The Herati, or Mahi, pattern is one of Persian rug design's greatest hits: a central rosette or floral medallion ringed by four stylized leaves curved to look like fish, set...

Heraldic Tudor rose showing the red outer petals of Lancaster, white inner petals of York, and central golden seed

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...

Japanese ichimatsu check pattern of alternating indigo blue and white squares

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...

Gothic stone window tracery showing the four-lobed quatrefoil shape

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...

Classical Greek anthemion frieze showing repeating stylized palmette ornaments along an architectural cornice

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...

Two fabric swatches side by side, one a tartan plaid and one a two-color checkered pattern

Plaid and checkered are both crossed-band cloth designs, but they sit at different levels of complexity. The checkered one is the simple grid: evenly spaced squares made by two alternating...

Plaid and checkered are both crossed-band cloth designs, but they sit at different levels of complexity. The checkered one is the simple grid: evenly spaced squares made by two alternating...