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- noun Plural form of
anthemion .
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We find in the historical forms of decorative art constantly recurring types of form and line, such as the lotus of the Egyptians, the anthemia of the Greeks, the pineapple-like flower and palmette of the Persians, the peony of the Chinese.
Line and Form (1900) Walter Crane 1880
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Ursula Minor finish with the climactic "Laudanum", an energetic piece of music billing with an anthemia chorus and belting instrumentals.
icScotland 2008
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They now believe the akroteria — ornaments, usually representing some kind of elaborate leaf or combination of leaves — at the four corners of the roof were not anthemia, or floral figures, as previously supposed, but "gigantic winged victories projecting daringly outward" — figures resembling in size and pose the Victory held on the palm of Pheidias 'statue inside the building. [
Looking for the Lost Greeks Wills, Garry 2003
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