169 examples of arabesque in sentences

There is little to be said of these monuments save that they are none of them in very good taste, the more interesting being those to Lady Digges, and a member of the Fogg family, both of the early seventeenth century, in which the Purbeck has been covered with a charming arabesque and diapered pattern in relief.

She loved it all, she adored this mood of London: its nights of rain were sheer enchantment, arabesque, nights of secrecy and stealth, mystery, and romance under the rose.

The diamonds set in among variously colored stones flashed out brightly and shimmered among golden flowers of varied hues, with petals of enamel, all of peculiar designs and rare Arabesque workmanship.

The walls, for a height of ten feet, are covered with wooden panelling, painted with arabesque devices in the gayest colors, and along the top there is a series of Arabic inscriptions in gold.

We were ushered into a room, the walls and ceilings of which were composed entirely of gilded arabesque frame-work, set with small mirrors.

Just above this edifice stands a large octagonal tomb, surmounted by a dome, and richly adorned with arabesque cornices and coatings of green and blue tiles.

The Sultan lives in a palace with a Grecian portico; the pointed Saracenic arch, the arabesque sculptures, the latticed balconies, give place to clumsy imitations of Palladio, and every fire that sweeps away a recollection of the palmy times of Ottoman rule, sweeps it away forever.

It is of a light pink color, and the sides, which are broken here and there by exquisitely proportioned double Saracenic arches, are covered from top to bottom with arabesque tracery, cut in strong relief.

It might be said that there was a quantity of fairy flower and kitchen gardens in the sea, full of gigantic flowers, blossoms, and leaves, varied by fungi and pulse of every description, like open arabesque work, the whole interspersed with pretty groups of rocks of every hue.

"Even then the arabesque would be wanting," said she, trailing a long branch of the wild grape-vine, with its pale and delicately fragrant blooms, along the snowy board.

There is a broad arabesque moulding in the doorway suggesting Eastern influence, and the closed arcade of the façade, with corbel-table above and its row of uncouth monstrous heads, presents a highly curious effect of struggling motives in early Gothic art.

These pillars, and the little arches above, which spring from them, are painted in an arabesque style with gold and brilliant colors, and each side-chapel is a perfect casket of richness and elegance.

The ceiling is of arabesque sculpture, profusely painted and gilded.

These generally represent some scene from the Bible history, encircled with arabesque borders, and pious maxims in illuminated scrolls.

It is nicely bound, as the Guinea Annual folks say, partly in Arabesque.

Inez Hogan (A); 18Jan60; R250531. HOGEBOOM, AMY. Arabesque.

Lyman M. Kells (A); 15Apr60; R255621. KELLY, ELEANOR MERCEIN. Arabesque, by Eleanor Mercein.

R631134. Arabesque.

R631134. Arabesque.

The author set to work, con amore, and has produced two goodly volumes, with a few "Arabesque" sketches and tales founded on popular traditions.

The panels and ornaments of the thrones are picked out with patterns of flowers, sometimes detached blossoms, sometimes the whole plant; the colors are generally bright red and green, while the ground of a panel or the back of a chair is in silver, with arabesque tracery, the rest of the chair being entirely gilt.

The combination of these three characteristics have given us the "Arabesque" form of ornament, which, in artistic nomenclature, occurs so frequently.

Academy (French) of the Arts founded Adam, Robert and James Æstheticism Ahashuerus, Palace of Alcock, Sir Rutherford, collection of Angelo, Michael Anglo-Saxon Furniture Arabesque Ornament, origin of Arabian Woodwork Ark, reference to the Armoires, mention of Art Journal, The Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society Aspinwall, of

The stuff of which each day was woven was covered with an arabesque which suited my fancy.

The ceiling is of arabesque sculpture profusely painted and gilded....

169 examples of  arabesque  in sentences