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  2. Cheval mirror - Wikipedia

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    The cheval comes from the French: cheval, "horse". Different explanations are given for the reason of its use: "horse" is a name for the adjustment pulley; [1] [2] cheval in a meaning of support framework (cf. French: chevalet, "easel"); [4] overall bulkiness and heavy weight; [5] large mirror size that allowed a horse to be seen in its ...

  3. Mirror armour - Wikipedia

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    Mirror armour (Russian: зерцало, zertsalo, meaning "mirror"; Chinese: 护心镜, hùxīnjìng, meaning "protect-heart mirror"), sometimes referred to as disc armour or as chahār-āyneh or char-aina (Persian: چهاﺮآﻳنه meaning "four mirrors"; whence Kazakh: шар-айна, şar-ayna), was a type of cuirass used mainly in Asia ...

  4. Indian armour - Wikipedia

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    Group of Indian Armour. During 12th century chainmail armour is first introduced in the Indian subcontinent and used by Turkic armies. A reference of chainmail armour was found in the inscription of Mularaja II and also at the Battle of Delhi [5] where it was used by the armoured war elephants.

  5. Shisha (embroidery) - Wikipedia

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    Close-up of shisha (mirror) framed by embroidery stitches. Shisheh or abhla bharat embroidery (Persian شيشه, abhala bharat; Hindi: आभला भरत, abhla bharat; Gujarati: આભલા ભરત), or mirror-work, is a type of embroidery which attaches small pieces of mirrors or reflective metal to fabric.

  6. Hindu architecture - Wikipedia

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    [7] [8] The secular architecture was never opposed to the religious in India, and it is the sacred architecture such as those found in the Hindu temples which were inspired by and adaptations of the secular ones. Further, states Harle, it is in the reliefs on temple walls, pillars, toranas and madapams where miniature version of the secular ...

  7. Art Deco - Wikipedia

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    Art Deco, short for the French Arts décoratifs (lit. ' Decorative Arts '), [1] is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in Paris in the 1910s (just before World War I), [2] and flourished in the United States and Europe during the 1920s to early 1930s.