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Fischer, Peter, 1922-2000.

Mosaic, history and technique.

New York, McGraw-Hill [1971]

152 pages illustrations (some color) 28 cm

"In this book Peter Fischer traces the achievements of the artist-craftsman in mosaic, from the colored clay pegs arranged in patterns on the pillars of Uruk around 2500 BC up to the present day, discusses the architectural function, and illuminates the religious, social and scientific background which shaped the various forms of the mosaic."--Book jacket.

Mosaics.

"Rewritten and revised by the author from his book Das Mosaik."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-150).

The meaning of mosaic. -- Classical pavements. Greek pebble mosaics ; The birth of the Tessera ; Imitation of painting ; Technical developments ; Roman black-and-white style ; The contribution of the provinces ; S. Costanza: peak and watershed -- Medieval murals. Liturgical function ; Byzantium and Islam ; Middle Byzantine period ; Late flowering and decline ; Miniature mosaics -- Modern expansion. Mosaic industrialized ; Modernization of style ; Ravenna today ; Impetus from Art Nouveau ; Tradition and revolution in Mexico ; New methods and materials ; Mixed techniques -- Tesserae and composition.

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