A Handbook of Mohammedan Decorative Arts

Digital archive project to catalogue exported Japanese decorative arts

Japanese ceramic and lacquer objects have been collected and used as interior decorations in Europe since the early seventeenth century, and in the nineteenth century the fashion for Japonisme saw a boom of importing various Japanese decorative arts. Museums and private collections all over the world have rich holdings of Japanese decorative arts, however, the systematic research of Japanese de...

Mme. de Pompadour: Self Promotion and Social Performance through Architecture and the Decorative Arts

Gingival disease associated with a decorative crown.

Decorative crowns for the teeth have gained a resurgence of popularity among adolescents. Similar to other forms of body art found in the mouth, these trendy crowns may be associated with a variety of oral complications. This case report describes a localized form of necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis, exacerbated by a cosmetic gold crown in a teenage girl. Healthier artistic options are discuss...

Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans Arising in a Decorative Tattoo

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is an uncommon, locally aggressive cutaneous tumour of intermediate grade malignancy. A number of reports have linked local trauma of varying aetiology with the later development of DFSP. In addition, a variety of skin disorders and, in rare cases, cutaneous tumours, have been described in association with decorative tattoos. This is often associated with ...

Versatile Decorative Halftoning

This paper describes a flexible tool for decorative halftoning. Decorative halftoning produces a picture that can be seen simultaneously on two levels: either as an over-all image, or as a grid of much smaller motif images. The tool presented here is flexible: any small image can be used as a motif. When the motif is a black-and-white image, this tool improves on other techniques, which cannot ...