SHAPES

AN INTRODUCTION TO  SHAPES

TO INTRODUCTION TO  PLANTS

TO INTRODUCTION TO SYMBOLS

Most examples of wayside art that feature shapes have mainly one shape in their design, such as a circle.  Often this is used repeatedly to make a pattern or a sense of rhythm.  Sometimes, though, many different shapes are included.  This church window at Banham in Norfolk, for example, uses circles, triangles, trefoils, quatrefoils and other shapes all in one design.

Another example of the use of many shapes is the floor of the Presbytery in Norwich Cathedral.  It is in the Cosmati style that can be found in some cities in Italy and in Westminster Abbey.  Different granites, marbles and stones are placed together to form a mosaic-like pattern composed of geometric, classical and naturalistic designs.  It was designed by architect Sir Arthur Blomfield and laid in 1878.  For pictures and further details of other mosaics go to www.thejoyofshards.co.uk/mosaicsorguk/norwich