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Interlace (art)
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Interlace (art)
In the
visual arts
,
interlace
is a decorative element found in
medieval art
. In interlace, bands or portions of other
motif
s are looped,
braided
, and
knotted
in complex
geometric
patterns, often to fill a space. Interlacing is common in the
Migration period art
of
Northern Europe
, especially in the
Insular art
of the British Isles and
Norse art
of the
Early Middle Ages
and in
Islamic art
.
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