Bellerophon and the Dragon
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Okay, its a trap. Bellerophon does not mess with a dragon but with a Chimera I am on a 2 weeks mosaic trip along the valleys of the Saone, Rhone…
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How I recreated the Julia Felix mosaic
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This post treats of the analytical and synthetic aspects of recreating the Julia Felix mosaic. 3 stages of recreating the design of an antic mosaic are : Analysis of the…
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Volubilis mosaics – Part Deux
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In 2017, I started to travel to see mosaic I had been dreaming of for many years. Twice a year I would go back to Europe and then go to…
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The Aquitaine school of mosaics
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Roman mosaics of Southwestern France The Aquitaine school of mosaics refers to a regional mosaic style followed by itinerant teams of mosaicists during the 4th and 5th century. Its regional…
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The Mosaic of the Greek Philosophers in Autun
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The astonishing 2nd century mosaic of the Greek Philosophers was discovered in 1965 and 1990 in Autun, France. A city founded by the First Emperor Autun (Augustodunum) was founded during…
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Roman Tile – 230 – Italica Shuriken
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Italica Shuriken is the name I gave to one elementary design pattern often met in the Roman mosaics of Spanish Andalucia. The Roman ruins of Italica, with remarkable mosaics and…
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The Wemberham mosaic
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A Roman Cottage on the Ocean A Roman villa was excavated west of Yatton, Somerset, UK in 1884. It lies very close to the Yeo river, in a large meadow…
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Roman Tile – 005 – Aquileia
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The Basilica Santa Maria de Assunta in Aquileia, Italy started as a Church immediately after 313 AD. when the Edict of Milan put an end to religious persecution. From that…
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Roman Tile – 13 – St Romain en Gal
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Capital of the Allobroges The City of Vienne is one of France’s biggest repositories of Roman Tile work. Located 35 km (22 miles) South of Lyon, Vienne was originally the…
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Roman Tile – 04
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An other gorgeous but no so simple Roman pattern This Roman Tile 04 is quite elegant and gives an impression of volume. Here is an example using the 3 basic …
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