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 (1883)
Yaggy, Levi W, Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis), b. 1844 · Alexandria, Va., W.P. Grant & co. · leaf 725
certain size; it wasthen lithostroton^ opus sectile; or in small cubes, in this case itwas called o-pus tesseUatum^ or vermiciilatitm. 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. K bed of mortar was prepared,which served as a base, which was covered with a very finecement. The artist, having before him the…
Civilization · Classical antiquities
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