Definition of Strapwork. Meaning of Strapwork. Synonyms of Strapwork

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Definition of Strapwork

Strapwork
Strapwork Strap"work`, n. (Arch.) A kind of ornament consisting of a narrow fillet or band folded, crossed, and interlaced.

Meaning of Strapwork from wikipedia

- In the history of art and design, strapwork is the use of stylised representations in ornament of ribbon-like forms. These may loosely imitate leather...
- spandrel (yellow line). Construction decagons blue, bowties red. The strapwork cuts across the construction tessellation. Analysis of octagonal patterns...
- elements like columns and obelisks. Architectural detail and decorative strapwork patterns derived from continental engravings, especially the prints of...
- A strapwork heraldic console, fashionable in the second half of the 16th century...
- leather"), or else from the fact that the boot was laced or tied on (ligere). Strapwork styles varied from maker to maker and region to region. The placement...
- offering fivefold and tenfold symmetries. The tiles are decorated with strapwork lines (girih), generally more visible than the tile boundaries. In 2007...
- tiles that were used in the creation of Islamic geometric patterns using strapwork (girih) for decoration of buildings in Islamic architecture. They have...
- handicraft objects, consisting of angled lines that form an interlaced strapwork pattern. Girih decoration is believed to have been inspired by Syrian...
- among other features it used versions of the Dutch gable, and Flemish strapwork in geometric designs. Both of these features can be seen on the towers...
- is a frieze. The promenade ceiling is curved and contains Elizabethan strapwork patterns. There is a wrought iron balustrade between the orchestra promenade...