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1. Ancient Egypt: Motifs from murals and reliefs, and various objects.

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2. Ancient Egypt: Columns and colonnettes with plant motifs.

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3. Ancient Egypt: Painted tomb ceilings and friezes.

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4. Ancient Greece: Vase paintings, capitals and a mosaic.

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5. Ancient Italy: Wall paintings from Pompeii.

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6. China: Embroideries (mandarin badge and detail from a court robe).

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7. China: Painted and gilt motifs from lacquered wood.

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8. China: Embroidery and decorative paintings.

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9. China: Paintings, embroideries, printed fabrics.

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10. Japan: Sword and knife guards and handles, metal.

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11. Japan: Metal decorations of weapons and everyday objects.

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12. Japan: Motifs from textiles of the 17th and 18th centuries.

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13. Japan: Motifs from textiles of the 17th and 18th centuries.

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14. Japan: Printed wallpapers.

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15. Japan: Motifs from textiles and wallpapers.

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16. Japan: Motifs from textiles and wallpapers.

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17. Japan: Ornamental cartouches.

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18. India: Enamels, cloisonné, niello and chased steel from Kashmir and the north.

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19. India: Appliquéd fabric and 16th-century painted designs.

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20. Mughal India: Motifs from architectural decor depicted in 16th-century paintings.

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21. Mughal India: Motifs from 16th-century paintings.

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22. Mughal India: Border elements from 16th-century paintings.

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23. Mughal India: Portion of an illuminated page from a 16th-century Koran.

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24. Mughal India: Portion of an illuminated page from a 16th-century Koran.

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25. Persia and India: Koran decoration (Persia, 17th century) and cloisonné daggers.

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26. Mughal India: Motifs from illuminated manuscripts and niello metalwork.

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27. Persia: Designs from engraved and inlaid metal.

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28. Persia: Designs from enameled and glazed wall tiles.

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29. Persia: Designs from enameled and glazed faience ceramics.

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30. Persia and Turkey: Motifs from exterior and interior faience wall cladding.

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31. Persia: Motifs from enameled and glazed ceramic wall cladding.

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32. Persia: Enameled and glazed faience ceramics.

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33. Persia: Motifs from margins of illuminated manuscripts.

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34. Islamic: Motifs from damascened metalwork.

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35. Islamic: Designs with lettering from an illuminated Koran, 14th or 15th century.

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36. Islamic: Designs with lettering from an illuminated Koran, 14th or 15th century.

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37. Islamic: Motifs from Algerian public architecture, 13th and 14th centuries.

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38. Turkey: Motifs from wall tiles, inlaid wood, and painted and enameled terra-cottas.

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39. Byzantine and Early Medieval: motifs from architecture and manuscripts.

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40. Byzantine: Architectural motifs, Egypt and Italy, 6th century or earlier.

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41. Medieval: “Celtic” ornament from various sources, 6th—11th centuries.

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42. Medieval: Frames and ornaments from illuminated manuscripts, Western Europe.

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43. Medieval: “Celtic” interlace ornament from British and Scandinavian sources.

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44. Medieval: “Celtic” ornament from illuminated manuscripts, 7th-9th centuries.

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45. Medieval: Manuscript decorations, Anglo-Saxon and Frankish, 8th—10th centuries.

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46. Medieval: Mosaic and painted ornament, France, late Roman to Romanesque periods.

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47. Medieval: Mosaic designs, France, late Roman to Romanesque periods.

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48. Medieval: Bas-reliefs, ironwork and painting, France, 11th—14th centuries.

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49. Medieval: Mural motifs from ecclesiastical buildings, France, 11th—14th centuries.

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50. Medieval: Mosaics and glass paintings, St. Mark’s, Venice; manuscript initial.

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51. Medieval: Manuscript decorations, France and Germany, 8th—13th centuries.

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52. Medieval: Manuscript decorations, 8th—12th centuries.

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53. Medieval: Designs from textiles imported into Europe from the Near East.

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54. Early Medieval: Mosaic patterns from Italian churches.

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55. Medieval: Stained glass from French and English cathedrals, 12th—14th centuries.

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56. Medieval: Brocatelles of Near Eastern style depicted in Italian paintings.

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57. Medieval: Plant motifs from architecture and manuscripts.

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58. Medieval: Enamelwork on glass as depicted in Italian manuscripts.

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59. Medieval: Painted and gilt woodwork, 15th century.

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60. Medieval: Painted and gilt woodwork, 15th century.

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61. Medieval: Painted and gilt woodwork, 15th century.

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62. Medieval: Motifs from woodwork, manuscripts and votive paintings.

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63. Russia: Gold and jewelry, 16th and 17th centuries, some based on painted depictions.

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64. Russia: Interlace and other ornaments from 16th-century manuscripts.

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65. Russia: Ornaments from 14th-century manuscripts.

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66. Russia: Motifs from metalwork and manuscripts, 12th—15th centuries.

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67. Russia: Motifs from engraved and chased metal.

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68. Russia: Motifs from metalwork and manuscripts.

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69. Russia: Motifs from metalwork.

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70. Russia: Corner motifs from metalwork designs.

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71. Armenia: Motifs From an illuminated Gospel manuscript, 16th century.

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72. Medieval: Jewelry designs from illuminated manuscripts, 15th century.

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73. Renaissance: Enameled jewelry, 15th and 16th centuries, from Italian manuscripts.

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74. Renaissance: Enameled jewelry, 15th and 16th centuries, from Italian manuscripts.

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75. Renaissance: Borders from a Florentine manuscript by Attavante (1452—ca. 1520).

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76. Renaissance: Panels and borders from a Florentine manuscript by Attavante.

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77. Renaissance: Initials and ornaments from Florentine manuscripts, 16th century.

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78. Renaissance: Margin decorations from manuscripts, 15th and 16th centuries.

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79. Renaissance: Carpet designs of Near Eastern style from 15th-century paintings.

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80. Renaissance: Architectural and metalwork motifs from Italian manuscripts.

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81. Renaissance: Architectural and figural motifs from paintings and manuscripts.

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82. Renaissance: Ornaments from Italian manuscripts, 16th and 17th centuries.

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83. Renaissance: Jewelry designs from Italian manuscripts, 15th and 16th centuries.

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84. Renaissance: From Italian and French manuscripts, 15th and 16th centuries.

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85. Renaissance: Architectural motifs from stained glass, France, 16th century.

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86. Renaissance: Sculptural and pictorial motifs from stained glass, France, 16th century.

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87. Renaissance: From stained glass, tapestries and sculpture, France, 16th century.

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88. Renaissance: Ceramics and stained glass, France and Italy, 15th and 16th centuries.

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89. Renaissance: Glazed paving and wall tiles, Spanish and Italian, 16th century.

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90. Renaissance: Panels from the palace of Fontainebleau, 16th century.

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91. 16th and 17th Centuries: Cartouches from sculpture, painting and textiles, France.

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92. 17th Century: Decorative paintings from the palace of Fontainebleau.

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93. Renaissance : Motifs from Limoges enamels, 16th century.

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94. Renaissance: From Limoges enamels, textiles and manuscripts, 15th and 16th centuries.

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95. Renaissance: Ornament from Flemish tapestries, 16th century.

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96. Renaissance: Metalwork on swords, daggers and their sheaths, 16th century.

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97. Renaissance: Italian manuscript decorations, second half of the 16th century.

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98. Renaissance: Italian manuscript decorations, second half of the 16th century.

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99. Renaissance: Carved-wood motifs from a 16th-century Italian manuscript.

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100. Renaissance: Frames and ornaments based on woodwork, 16th century.

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101. Renaissance: Lace motifs from a volume published in Liege in 1597.

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102. 15th—18th Centuries: Jewelry.

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103. 17th Century: English tapestry said to have been given by James II to Louis XIV.

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104. 17th Century: Interior decor (painting, tapestry, woodwork), France.

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105. 16th and 17th Centuries: Tapestry borders and corners, England and France.

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106. 17th Century: From a carved and painted ceiling vault by Charles Le Brun in the Louvre.

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107. 17th Century: Details from a carpet and a wall hanging, France.

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108. 17th Century: Metallic inlay from furniture, France.

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109. 17th Century: Metallic inlay from furniture, France.

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110. 17th Century: Console table by Charles-André Boulle with metallic inlay.

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111. 17th Century: From interior decor and illuminated choir books, France.

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112. 17th and 18th Centuries: Details from French tapestries and miniature paintings.

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113. 17th and 18th Centuries: Details from French tapestries.

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114. 18th Century: Decorative panel by François Boucher, and French tapestry borders.

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115. 18th Century: Tapestry by Boucher and Louis Tessier; details of tapestry corners.

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116. 18th Century: Carved and gilt wall panels from the palace of Versailles.

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117. 18th Century: Details from French tapestries and wall panels.

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118. 18th Century: Paintings on the glass panes of a Louis XVI armoire.

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119. 19th Century: Designs from painted fabrics and wallpapers.

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120. 19th Century: Floral designs from printed fabrics.