Tesserae
Tesserae

Author: Denise Levertov

Publisher: New Directions Publishing

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 9780811213370

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"A series of mini-memoirs bound together like a mosaic."--Publishers Weekly

Marvelous Mosaics for Home & Garden
Marvelous Mosaics for Home & Garden

Author: George W. Shannon

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9781895569728

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Choose from a range of extraordinary mosaic techniques and materials for making 20 exceptional decorative items. Use silicone to apply art glass onto a translucent background for a uniquely shimmering look. Incorporate natural and found objects like fossils and bottles washed up on shore and polished by the sea. Projects include a table adorned with rocks and glass, a mirrored tray, a 3-D decanter, and more.

Excavations at Sarachane in Istanbul, Volume 1
Excavations at Sarachane in Istanbul, Volume 1

Author: R. Martin Harrison

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2014-07-14

Total Pages: 550

ISBN-13: 140085797X

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This work is the first volume of two that will be the full report of major excavations carried out by Dumbarton Oaks and the Istanbul Archaeological Museum at Sarachane in the heart of ancient Constantinople. This volume includes discussion of excavation and stratigraphy; catalogs of sculpture, revetment, mosaic, small finds and other materials: and general treatment of architecture, sculpture, and history of the site. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece
Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece

Author: Nigel Guy Wilson

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 840

ISBN-13: 9780415973342

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Examining every aspect of the culture from antiquity to the founding of Constantinople in the early Byzantine era, this thoroughly cross-referenced and fully indexed work is written by an international group of scholars. This Encyclopedia is derived from the more broadly focused Encyclopedia of Greece and the Hellenic Tradition, the highly praised two-volume work. Newly edited by Nigel Wilson, this single-volume reference provides a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the political, cultural, and social life of the people and to the places, ideas, periods, and events that defined ancient Greece.

Mosaics
Mosaics

Author: Martin Cheek

Publisher: Lark Books

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13: 9781579900038

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"Over 35 projects and ideas for indoor and outdoor mosaics, including frames, pots, boxes, paving stones, and a splashback"--Cover.

Conservation of the Last Judgment Mosaic, St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague
Conservation of the Last Judgment Mosaic, St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague

Author: Francesca Piqué

Publisher: Getty Publications

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 0892367822

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Illustrated in color throughout, this handsome volume presents selected papers from an international symposium held in June 2001 marking the completion of a ten-year project to conserve the Last Judgment mosaic, at St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. The project was a partnership between the Office of the President of the Czech Republic, the Prague Castle Administration, and the Getty Conservation Institute. The goal of the symposium was to present the methodology, research, and results of the project, which involved conserving one of the finest examples of monumental medieval mosaic art in Europe. The volume's essays are divided into three parts, which cover the historical and art-historical context, conservation planning and methodology, and project implementation and maintenance. Topics addressed include the history, iconography, and visual documentation of the mosaic; the development and application of surface cleaning and protective coating techniques for the mosaic's glass tesserae; and post-treatment monitoring and maintenance.