Lowrie, Walter, 1868-1959 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, MacMillan & Co. · leaf 148
ica. The floor, in accordance with Roman custom,was finished in stone mosaic, predominantly in light-coloredmarble. The side walls and the recess of the apse, up to orabove a mans height, were lined with colored marbles com-posed in large geometrical patterns (opus sedUe). The rest ofthe wall space… … Fig. 36. — Cathedral of Torcello. Seventh century. tints, but usually upon a background of purple or gold. Wheremeans failed for the execution of pictures in mosaic, they weredone in fresco, and in one way or another the whole surface ofthe brick wall was covered and concealed, as the traditionsof…
Christian antiquities · Christian art and symbolism · Church architecture · Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
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