arabesque

Summary

arabesque ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,143 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• arabesque is a type of decorative knot^[2].
• arabesque is a type of allover pattern^[3].
• arabesque is a type of ornament^[4].
• arabesque's Commons category is recorded as Arabesque (art)^[5].
• arabesque's depicted by is recorded as Textile with Birds, Leaves, and Arabesques^[6].
• arabesque's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[7].
• arabesque's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[8].
• arabesque's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[9].
• arabesque's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon^[10].
• arabesque's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[11].
• arabesque's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[12].
• arabesque's different from is recorded as Arabeska^[13].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include decorative knot^[2], allover pattern^[3], and ornament^[4].

Why It Matters

arabesque ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,143 views/month).^[1] arabesque has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[14] arabesque is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[15]