Micromosaics by Jeanette Hanisee Gabriel

Micromosaics by Jeanette Hanisee Gabriel

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An exploration of the micromosaics in the Gilbert Collection, covering a range of objects, from jewellery and snuffboxes to large pictures and tabletops. It examines the collection through colour illustrations and detailed descriptions and commentaries.

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Micromosaics by Jeanette Hanisee Gabriel

The art of mosaics is of ancient origin, enjoying its first great period during the Roman Empire and its second in 18th- and 19th-century Rome. Affluent tourists provided the ideal market for views of Rome and images from ancient history and mythology, painstakingly worked in tesserae - a technique known as "micromosaics". The range of objects was enormous - from jewellery and snuffboxes to large pictures and tabletops. All of these forms and subjects are represented in the Gilbert Collection. This volume examines the collection through colour illustrations and detailed descriptions and commentaries. Research into the workshops and business practices of two significant Roman mosaicists derived from the archives of the Vatican Mosaic workshops is detailed in an essay by Massimo Alfieri, while Judy Rudoe explores the techniques and materials of small-scale Roman micromosaic objects.
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ISBN 13 9780856675119
ISBN 10 0856675113
Titel Micromosaics
Autor Jeanette Hanisee Gabriel
Serie Gilbert Collection S
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Verlag Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr 2002-05-23
Seitenanzahl 312
Hinweis auf dem Einband Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.
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