Quatrefoil vs Moroccan

Last week i didn't post anything because i was planning my new office... I already decided about the desk but i'm still looking for a chair and a lamp;/
Also i'm thinking  to buy a white bookcase but i really don't like the white back of the bookcase. So i was searching the web to find some nice patterns...
And then i got confused, many people don't really know what's the difference between Quatrefoil and Moroccan pattern. There are some sites who sell fabrics and wallpapers and they really don't know their differences, you can't sell the Moroccan pattern as Quatrefoil, it's just wrong.... So I decided to write this post about these two lovely patterns....

According to wiki:
Quatrefoil:

the quatrefoil is a type of decorative framework consisting of a symmetrical shape which forms the overall outline of four partially overlapping circles of the same diameter. The word quatrefoil means "four leaves", from Latin quattuor, four, plus folium, a leaf.^[1]) and applies to general four-lobed shapes in various contexts.

you can see here the basic shape and the pattern....

and now the most common Moroccan Pattern...

 

To see the differences look this one:

but there is also the  Quatrefoil reverse pattern, but still you can't get confused

 

Hope it helps....

Andy

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