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Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-05-01 - Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum
The mosaics in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum span the second through the sixth centuries AD and reveal the diversity of compositions found througho
Language: en
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-09-17 - Publisher: National Geographic Books
The best-illustrated survey of a spectacular ancient art, now available in an affordable edition Mosaic has been called “painting for eternity,” and it is i
Language: en
Pages: 412
Pages: 412
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press
This book provides a comprehensive account of mosaics in the ancient world from the early pebble mosaics of Greece to the pavements of Christian churches in the
Language: en
Pages: 148
Pages: 148
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006 - Publisher: Getty Publications
As the Roman Empire expanded its African settlements in the early centuries of the common era, thousands of mosaic floor pavements were fashioned to adorn the t
Language: en
Pages: 156
Pages: 156
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998 - Publisher:
Using thousands and sometimes millions of pieces of colored stone or glass to create elaborate patterns or scenes is a painstaking and expensive way to decorate