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... mosaic decoration which by the Romans was dis- tinguished as opus sectile , " particularly as applied on walls ; the ... mosaics may be divided into three classes ; first , that in which fragments of stone or glass without any definite ...
... mosaic decoration which by the Romans was dis- tinguished as opus sectile , " particularly as applied on walls ; the ... mosaics may be divided into three classes ; first , that in which fragments of stone or glass without any definite ...
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... mosaics of San Andrea , from which we may infer that the two were constructed at periods not very remote from each other . In the third century we have distinct reference to such employment of glass , for Vopiscus ( in Vita Firmi , cap ...
... mosaics of San Andrea , from which we may infer that the two were constructed at periods not very remote from each other . In the third century we have distinct reference to such employment of glass , for Vopiscus ( in Vita Firmi , cap ...
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... mosaic . The female figure must have measured , if standing , nearly 15 inches in height , the fish 6 to 8 inches in length . Whether the two did or did not form part of the same composition , and what the subject of the composition of ...
... mosaic . The female figure must have measured , if standing , nearly 15 inches in height , the fish 6 to 8 inches in length . Whether the two did or did not form part of the same composition , and what the subject of the composition of ...
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... mosaics stood to it , and of their subjects . The ground of both the large pictures was originally , doubtless , green porphyry ( or as it is commonly called at Rome " serpentino " ) , and still remains so in that representing the rape ...
... mosaics stood to it , and of their subjects . The ground of both the large pictures was originally , doubtless , green porphyry ( or as it is commonly called at Rome " serpentino " ) , and still remains so in that representing the rape ...
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... mosaic are apparently fragments of vessels made of this millefiore glass , which was used in Rome for dishes , plates , and other table utensils , much as we now use porcelain . It was used ... mosaics 274 On Wall Decorations in Sectile Work.
... mosaic are apparently fragments of vessels made of this millefiore glass , which was used in Rome for dishes , plates , and other table utensils , much as we now use porcelain . It was used ... mosaics 274 On Wall Decorations in Sectile Work.
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