Museum of antiquity; a description of ancient life: the employments, amusements, customs and habits, the cities, places, monuments and tombs, the literature and fine arts of 3,000 years ago (1882)
Yaggy, Levi W · Chicago, Western Publishing House; New York, Standard Publishing House; [etc.,etc.] · leaf 715
a certain size; it wasthen lithostroton, opus scctile; or in small cubes, in this case itwas called opus tesseUatum^ or verniiculatum. 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…
Haines, Thomas L · Civilization · Classical antiquities
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