Museum of antiquity : a description of ancient life : the employments, amusements, customs and habits, the cities, palaces, monuments and tombs, the literature and fine arts of 3,000 years ago (1882)
Yaggy, L. W, Haines, T. L · New York : Standard Pub. House · leaf 731
certain size; it wasthen litliostroton^ opus sectile; or in small cubes, in this case itwas called opus tessellatum^ or vejmiculatuni. The name of 695 696 FINE ARTS. asaroton was given to a mosaic destined to adorn the pavementof a dining hall. It was supposed to represent an unswept hall,on the… … MOSAIC FLOOK Mosaic was used to adorn the pavements, walls, and ceilingsof public and private edifices. The Greeks in general preferredmarble to every other material. A bed of mortar was prepared,which served as a base, which was covered with a very finecement. The artist, having;- before him the…
Civilization, Ancient · Classical antiquities
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