▁into ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁later ▁Pl ater es que ▁style ▁in ▁Spanish ▁architecture , ▁combining ▁with ▁late ▁Goth ic ▁and ▁Early ▁Renaissance ▁elements . ▁ ▁Pse udo - K uf ic ▁ ▁The ▁Arab ic ▁K uf ic ▁script ▁was ▁often ▁im itated ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁during ▁the ▁Middle - A ges ▁and ▁the ▁Renaissance , ▁to ▁produce ▁what ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁pseudo - K uf ic : ▁" Im itations ▁of ▁Arab ic ▁in ▁European ▁art ▁are ▁often ▁described ▁as ▁pseudo - K uf ic , ▁borrow ing ▁the ▁term ▁for ▁an ▁Arab ic ▁script ▁that ▁emphas izes ▁straight ▁and ▁angular ▁stro kes , ▁and ▁is ▁most ▁commonly ▁used ▁in ▁Islam ic ▁architect ural ▁decor ation ". ▁N umer ous ▁cases ▁of ▁pseudo - K uf ic ▁are ▁known ▁in ▁European ▁religious ▁art ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century . ▁Pse udo - K uf ic ▁would ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁writing ▁or ▁as ▁decor ative ▁elements ▁in ▁text iles , ▁religious ▁hal os ▁or ▁frames . ▁Many ▁are ▁visible ▁in ▁the ▁paint ings ▁of ▁Gi otto . ▁ ▁Ex amples ▁are ▁known ▁of ▁the ▁incorpor ation ▁of ▁K uf ic ▁script ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁ 1 3 th ▁French ▁Master ▁Al p ais ' ▁c ib or ium ▁at ▁the ▁Lou vre ▁Museum . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁ ▁Arab - N orm an ▁culture ▁in ▁Sic ily ▁ ▁Christian ▁buildings ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁C app ella ▁Pal at ina ▁in ▁Pal ermo , ▁Sic