10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SECTILE»
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Mosaics of the Greek and Roman World
Opus sectile THE TERM opus sectile is used in modern archaeological literature
to refer to the revetment of both walls and floors with pieces of marble or other
materials cut to the specific shapes of a design, and fitted together to form a
smooth ...
Katherine M. D. Dunbabin, 1999
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Kenchreai, Eastern Port of Corinth: Results of ...
Since his publication of the fragments is adequate, we can compare these with
our opus sectile. The result of such a study shows that Karanis fragments
numbered 952-955, 961, 971 are comparable to our opus sectile. 4. Further
examples of ...
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Opus sectile refers to an art technique popularized in the ancient and medieval Roman world where materials were cut and inlaid into walls and floors to make a picture or pattern.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Byzantine Trade, 4th-12th Centuries: The Archaeology of ...
The studied material seems to support the attribution of the famous panels of
glass opus sectile found unpacked in the eastern harbour of Corinth (Kenchreai)
to an Alexandrian workshop, as was already suggested by the excavators.31 We
...
Marlia Mundell Mango, 2009
5
Ancient Jewish Art and Archaeology in the Land of Israel
2) Floors in Opus Sectile (coloured stone tiles) Jericho — The triclinium reception
hall (B70) has a floor in opus sectile with designs of octagons and squares in the
central carpet, surrounded by simple designs (fig. 1). A mosaic may have filled ...
6
A System of Mineralogy: Including an Extended Treatise on ...
Sectile. C. and St. steel-gy ; very sectile. C. silver-w— brass-yw : St. similar :
Rather brittle : Opaque. C. and St. lead-gy . . steel-gy; tarnishes: Sectile ; very
fusible. C. iron-bk, bh : St. bk : Opaque : Somewhat sectile. C. light steel-gy . .
silver-w.
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A system of mineralogy, comprising the most recent discoveries
1'0—-2'0 VI; foliated l, mas, gran; G 2-2'1; steel gy, bkh; sectile; soils ; nit no action
; BB infus, 29. “' B.B. fumes; globule not malleable. - l—1'5 VI; foll, G 4'4-4-4'8;
lead-gy; laminae flexible; inelast; sectile ; a trace on paper; BB on charcoal sulph;
...
8
The Tempietto del Clitunno near Spoleto
Such mural decor, really an imitation opus sectile, is probably related to Ancient
Roman wall painting of the First Style; but while First Style murals have simulated
colored marble panels set up in three horizontal registers,18 simulated opus ...
9
Cosmatesque Ornament: Flat Polychrome Geometric Patterns in ...
Now that we have examined the origin of the marble bands that divide the
surface to be ornamented, let us consider the antecedents of the geometric
mosaics in opus sectile that cover the spaces created by those bands. The
intervals fall into ...
Paloma Pajares-Ayuela, 2001
10
Conservation and Restoration of Glass
Opus sectile The site of Kenchreai, one of the two ports of ancient Corinth, was
excavated between 1965 and 1968, during which fragments and sections of one
hundred panels of glass opus sectile were recovered from the sea (see Figures ...
Sandra Davison, R.G. Newton, 2008
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SECTILE»
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sectile is used in the context of the following news items.
Talc market - global size, share, trends analysis and industry …
It can be scratched by a fingernail and is also sectile that means it can be cut by a knife. It has a specific gravity of 2.5 -2.8 and has clear luster. Talc is slightly ... «WhaTech, Jul 15»
The Rise of the Private Art “Museum”
... on display, from Tomás Saraceno's delicate floating architectures to an impressive hunk of “We the People,” Danh Vo's sectile replica of the Statue of Liberty. «The New Yorker, May 15»
History: Is the altar floor at St Swithun's the work of a murderess?
... the crypt of St Paul's cathedral, St Swithun's, East Grinstead and the Chancel in the Chapel of the Bishop of Chichester's Palace. This art is called opus sectile. «East Grinstead Online, Apr 15»
L'Opus Sectile di Porta Marina: visita guidata del Museo Nazionale …
Fra questi occupa un posto d'onore "l'Opus Sectile di Porta Marina", straordinaria decorazione a intarsi marmorei che ornava le pareti, il pavimento e il soffitto di ... «RomaToday, Mar 15»
Hallados nuevos restos del edificio romano descubierto en Écija
El arqueólogo director de estas excavaciones, Sergio García-Dils, ha dado cuenta del hallazgo de "una habitación pavimentada en mármol en opus sectile", ... «Diario de Sevilla, Feb 15»
Battistero, incontro tra culture diverse
“Il pavimento del San Giovanni non offre un disegno unitario perché assemblato sia con tarsie a opus interassile che a opus sectile. Nel tempo, si è passati da ... «Toscana Media News, Nov 14»
Marturiile unui roman care nu a putut vota la Londra: Am simtit ca …
Votul nu a fost obstructionat nici de catre grupuri de agitatori, nici de catre cei din sectile de votare, ci de procesul greu si invechit de votare, ce trebuie reformat ... «Ziare.com, Nov 14»
La villa di Livia riapre al pubblico. Le immagini del fasto augusteo
... la villa di Livia a Prima Porta: gli ambienti sontuosi decorati in opus sectile, i mosaici pavimentali in bianco e nero a motivi geometrici e tutte le sale che vissero ... «Rai News, Sep 14»
Roma, la villa di Livia a Prima Porta restaurata e riaperta al pubblico
Nuovi percorsi di visita sono stati messi a punto per apprezzare al meglio gli appena conclusi restauri degli ambienti sontuosi decorati in opus sectile, dei ... «Leggo.it, Sep 14»
Prima Porta, nuovi percorsi nello splendore della Villa di Livia
livia.jpg Con il restauro dei dipinti murali, dei pavimenti in mosaico e in opus sectile, la completa risistemazione del lauretum, il famoso giardino di allori che ... «Vigna Clara Blog, Sep 14»
