Ornamental treasures : a collection of designs from India, China, Japan, Italy, Germany, France. etc., of all styles and times comprising 100 plates (1912)
Dolmetsch, H · New York : R. Davis · leaf 30
ic floors made of plates, Fig. 2 and 3, there is a great variety in the forms of the plates, whereas in mosaic proper, little stones, embedded in baton, were arranged into interesting carpet- patterns or figure representations. Fig. i and 4 — 10. Mosaics of this kind were also applied to walls and… … Fig. I. Mosaic frieze in the house of the Faun at Pompeii. „ 2 and 3. Mosaic floors in the Palatine Museum at Rome (drawn by H. Dolmetsch). „ 4 and 5. Mosaic floors from the Hunting Villa at Fliessem near Trfeves. „ 6 and 7. Mosaic floors from Pompeii (drawn by H. Dolmetsch). „ 8, 9 and 10. The…
Decoration and ornament
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