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A '''mosaic''' is a picture created with many small bits of [[glass]], [[stone]] or (in rare cases) [[gemstone]]. In [[ancient]] [[Greece]] mosaics were created by using natural stones, often from riverbeds, but by the [[Roman]] period they were created out of pre-cut cubes of glass or stone known as ''tesserae''. |
A '''mosaic''' is a picture created with many small bits of [[glass]], [[stone]] or (in rare cases) [[gemstone]]. In [[ancient]] [[Greece]] mosaics were created by using natural stones, often from riverbeds, but by the [[Roman]] period they were created out of pre-cut cubes of glass or stone known as ''tesserae''. |
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Mosaics were often used to decorate floors, walls, and the insides of domes. [[Constantinople]] was famous for its many notable mosaics. |
Mosaics were often used to decorate floors, walls, and the insides of domes. [[Constantinople]] was famous for its many notable mosaics, and St.Peter's [[Basilica]] in [[Rome]] is decorated in many mosaics, including what appear to be the paintings behind altars. |
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Revision as of 18:48, 11 October 2005
A mosaic is a picture created with many small bits of glass, stone or (in rare cases) gemstone. In ancient Greece mosaics were created by using natural stones, often from riverbeds, but by the Roman period they were created out of pre-cut cubes of glass or stone known as tesserae.
Mosaics were often used to decorate floors, walls, and the insides of domes. Constantinople was famous for its many notable mosaics, and St.Peter's Basilica in Rome is decorated in many mosaics, including what appear to be the paintings behind altars.
