Arabo-Moresque decor images retrieval system based on spatial relationships indexing

This article describes a new indexing method that can be used for indexing an Arabo-Moresque decor database. In the case of the Zellij's decors which cover great surfaces, the spine is formed by many connected polygonal forms. The new indexing method consists of both the representation of the spatial relationships between objects belonging to the spine and the Fourier shape descriptors. Combining the shape descriptors and the spatial relationships indexing techniques is the contribution done through this work for the development of an Arabo-Moresque decor image retrieval system.