| Author | : Roger Ling |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 156 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| Genre | : Design |
| ISBN | : |
This text traces the history of mosaics, examining its chronological evolution from Hellenistic to Early Christian times and its regional variations. Topics discussed include mosaic technique and workshop organization and the relationship of mosaic to other forms of interior design.
| Author | : Alexis Belis |
| Publisher | : J. Paul Getty Museum |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2016-05-01 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 9781606064979 |
The mosaics in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum span the second through the sixth centuries AD and reveal the diversity of compositions found throughout the Roman Empire during this period. Elaborate floors of stone and glass tesserae transformed private dwellings and public buildings alike into spectacular settings of vibrant color, figural imagery, and geometric design. Scenes from mythology, nature, daily life, and spectacles in the arena enlivened interior spaces and reflected the cultural ambitions of wealthy patrons. This online catalogue documents all of the mosaics in the Getty Museum’s collection, presenting their artistry in new color photography as well as the contexts of their discovery and excavation across Rome's expanding empire—from its center in Italy to provinces in southern Gaul, North Africa, and ancient Syria. The free online edition of this open-access catalogue, available at www.getty.edu/publications/romanmosaics/, includes zoomable high-resolution photography, embedded glossary terms and additional comparative images, and interactive maps drawn from the Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire. Also available are free PDF, EPUB, and Kindle/MOBI downloads of the book, CSV and JSON downloads of the object data from the catalogue, and JPG and PPT downloads of the main catalogue images.
| Author | : Michael Avi-Yonah |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1993 |
| Genre | : Mosaics |
| ISBN | : 9780822532040 |
Describes ancient and modern mosaic techniques, as well as early Greek, Roman, and Byzantine mosaics.
| Author | : G. W. Bowersock |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 184 |
| Release | : 2006-11-15 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 9780674022928 |
In the past century, exploration and serendipity have uncovered mosaic after mosaic in the Near East—maps, historical images and religious scenes constituting a treasure of new testimony from antiquity. In them, Bowersock finds historical evidence, illustrations of literary and mythological tradition, religious icons, and monuments to civic pride.
| Author | : Rāḥēl Ḥaḵlîlî |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 449 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9004167544 |
This publication is engaged in issues, trends, and themes depicted on mosaic pavements discovered in Israel, the Gaza Strip and Petra (the provinces of ancient Palaestina Prima, Secunda and Tertia) with comparable floors in Jordan (Arabia). The majority of the mosaic pavements discussed in this study are dated to the 4th-8th centuries CE. Mosaic pavements were the normal medium for decorating the floors of synagogues, churches, monasteries, and chapels, as well as public and private buildings. Inscriptions found on many of the pavements commemorate the donors, refer to the artists, and sometimes date the mosaics. The ornamentation of the mosaics in this region is remarkable, rich, and varied in its themes and provides many insights into the contemporary artistic and social cultures.
| Author | : Aïcha Ben Abed Ben Khader |
| Publisher | : Getty Publications |
| Total Pages | : 148 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 9780892368570 |
As the Roman Empire expanded its African settlements in the early centuries of the common era, thousands of mosaic floor pavements were fashioned to adorn the townhouses and rural estates of the African upper classes. Between the second and sixth centuries, mosaic art blossomed, particularly in Africa Proconsularis, the region comprising modern Tunisia. In contrast to the official art of imperial Rome, mosaics generally expressed the worldviews of private citizens. These artworks are remarkable for the intricate beauty of their polychromatic geometric and floral designs, as well as for figural scenes depicting the interests and activities of the patrons who commissioned them--scenes of daily life, athletic contests, gladiator spectacles, and classical literature and mythology. Abundantly illustrated throughout, Tunisian Mosaics: Treasures from Roman Africa offers the general reader a lively introduction to this extraordinary ancient art. Initial chapters survey the historical background of Roman Africa and discuss the development of mosaic art in the Mediterranean. Subsequent chapters profile Tunisia's major mosaic sites and tour the collections of important museums. A final chapter surveys current initiatives to preserve this heritage for future generations.
| Author | : Victoria and Albert Museum |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 22 |
| Release | : 1870 |
| Genre | : Mosaics |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Katherine M. D. Dunbabin |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 412 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : 9780521002301 |
This book provides a comprehensive account of mosaics in the ancient world from the early pebble mosaics of Greece to the pavements of Christian churches in the East. Separate chapters in Part I cover the principal regions of the Roman Empire in turn, in order to bring out the distinctive characteristics of their mosaic workshops. Questions of technique and production, of the role of mosaics in architecture, and of their social functions and implications are treated in Part II. The book discusses both well-known works and recent finds, and balances consideration of exceptional masterpieces against standard workshop production. Two main lines of approach are followed throughout: first, the role of mosaics as a significant art form, which over an unbroken span illuminates the evolution of pictorial style better than any comparable surviving medium; and secondly, their character as works of artisan production closely linked to their architectural context.
| Author | : Rina Talgam |
| Publisher | : Penn State University Press |
| Total Pages | : 608 |
| Release | : 2014 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : |
An analytical history of the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Umayyad, and Early Abbasidmosaics in the Holy Land from the second century B.C.E to eighth century C.E.
