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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Mosaics
		Opus sectile as a wall decoration seems to have been very subject to decay, the pieces of glass becoming detached by their own weight, on the wall becoming damp, decayed, or shaken.
		Sectile work in glass is found in some examples of Christian art, but marble is more common, although the tessellated work in the same buildings may be of glass.
		Sectile in marbles is found in Santa Sabina, Rome (425-450), in the baptistery of the cathedral, Ravenna; in San Vitale Ravenna (sixth century); at Parenzo (sixth century); in Sancta Sophia at Constantinople and at Thessalonica (sixth century); its use thus has been continuous ever since, and was an especial feature of the Renaissance.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/10584a.htm (5004 words)

	'Opus sectile' (324-565) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Mural marble inlay ('opus sectile' technique), second half of 7th century, Thessaloniki, Exhibition of Christian Antiquities in the White Tower.
		The loveliest example of 'opus sectile' walling in Greece survived until 1917 in the basilica of Ayios Demetrios in Thessalonike.
		The technique of 'opus sectile' was also used in other churches of the city, as well as in monuments at Philippi.
	www.kcl.ac.uk /humanities/cch/mapmig/mac_herit/HellenicMacedonia/en/B2.2.2.1.4.html (144 words)

	Stone, Earth, Fire - mosaic art
		Opus vermiculatum - there is many opinion; maybe a mosaic made with pieces very small and carefully cut.
		Opus scutulatum - color and dimension unlike pieces are inlayed on ground made by uniform pieces.
		Opus musivum - covering of wall and vault made with pieces of vetrous material.
	digilander.libero.it /larizza/english/epag01.html (589 words)

	opus sectile -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Homer in his Iliad mentioned Opus, and Pindar devoted his ninth Olympian ode mainly to its glory and traditions.
		Opus Dei is the subject of controversy and has been accused of secrecy, cultlike...
		The zenith of ancient mosaic technique was reached in the opus vermiculatum (from vermiculi, meaning “little worms”), using tiny tesserae as small as 1 millimeter square laid in curving, wormlike lines to achieve subtle shading and outlining of figures.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?eu=58675 (761 words)

	St James's Roman Catholic Church
		It was made locally by a stone mason in 1840 and is reputed to be the second statue to be erected in a London Church after the Reformation.
		This altar is a fine example of carved marble and alabaster with five panels depicting the Madonna and Child with angels in the opus sectile of the reredos.
		Certainly one of the most artistic Gothic chancels in London with a high arch rising to the groined roof of the nave, (yet in contrast to the nave which is manifestly English Gothic) the Chancel is at once reminiscent of the Gothic of the finest French cathedrals.
	www.spanishplace.hemscott.net /pages/church_tour.htm (1451 words)

	Archaeological Museum of Isthmia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Mosaics made of glass and a kind of plaster in the "opus sectile" technique, representing water birds and plants.
		Dated to the second half of the 4th century A.D. Glass panels in the "opus sectile" technique, representing the view of a harbour.
		Found at the ancient harbour of Cenchreai, dated to the 4th century A.D. Glass panel in the "opus sectile" technique, representing a philosopher.
	www.culture.gr /2/21/211/21104m/e211dm06.html (335 words)

	Jericho - The Winter Palace of King Herod
		Some of the walls of this palace were made of a core of concrete, with stone facings termed opus reticulatum (small rectangular or square stones set into the concrete).
		It measured 29 x 19 m., and was undoubtedly used for large receptions; rows of columns surrounded it on three sides, the columns in the northern corner in the shape of a heart.
		The floor paving was of local and imported stone tiles, laid in opus sectile fashion (alternating colors and shapes placed so as to create geometric designs).
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/Archaeology/jericho.html (1900 words)

	THE MONASTERY OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST OF STUDIUS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		After the Conquest, in the reign of Beyazit II (1481-1512), the monastery of Studius was ceded to the Albanian Ilyas Bey, the Sultan's Emir ahir (Stablemaster), who converted the church into a mosque hence known as Imrahor Camii, a corruption of the words Emir-ahir Camii (i.e.
		John of Studius — The splendid opus sectile pavement of the floor, decorated with geometric patterns and miniature figures of animals and birds.
		The fine 13th century opus sectile pavement of the floor, showing geometric patterns and miniature figures of animals and birds, is now exposed to sun and rain and disappears slowly but steadily.
	www.patriarchate.org /ecumenical_patriarchate/chapter_4/html/studius.html (1382 words)

	Mosaic Art in Vitreous Glass, Millefiori, Tesserae Mosiacs by Shelby Glass Studio
		The laying down of the tesserae is known traditionally as the "opus." Different opus result in a different flow or look of the piece.
		is the opus which outlines the shape of the mosaic motif to create a halo—or aura effect.
		When the opus vermiculatum is extended out so that the entire area is filled, this area is then referred to as the opus musivum.
	www.mosaic-tile-art.com /mosaic.html (574 words)

	Bryn Mawr Classical Review 1999.04.23
		The most common components of mosaics came to be tesserae (aka tessellae), small cubes of colored stone, terracotta, or glass, but natural pebbles and stone chippings, the by-products of the mason's craft, were employed for pavements prior to the middle of the third century BC.
		The third century BC saw the invention of not only tessellated mosaics, but also a third, less expensive technique, opus signinum (so-called after the Italian city of Segnia where it was said to have been invented, although it appears to have actually originated in the Phoenician cities of North Africa).
		Most expensive, and therefore least common, was opus sectile, which employed larger pieces of highly polished colored stone or glass specially cut to shape.
	ccat.sas.upenn.edu /bmcr/1999/1999-04-23.html (3492 words)

	Heraklea Lynkestis .: macedonia clasp of the world :. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Small Basilica (Basilica A): This building is discovered in the researches made before the second world war in 1936-1938 and in the beginning is identified as late ancient palace, but in the final researches in 1960-1964, it has been found out that it is a old Christian basilica.
		There is a decorated floor mosaic made by the technique "opus sectile".
		The floors of these rooms have a mosaics made with wonderful quality, made in technique "opus tessalatum" with geometrical and floral motive.
	www.popovashapka.com /macedoniainfo/culture/archeological_heraklea.htm (807 words)

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		The main streets were 12-25 m wide, including the sidewalks, that in many instances were paved by mosaics and opus sectile floors, rather than by regular flagstones.
		In Sepphoris the Roman streets continued to be used and mosaic floors were laid in the sidewalks of the cardo by a local bishop.
		Opus sectile floors, of geometric design, are less common.
	coursesa.matrix.msu.edu /~fisher/hst372/readings/patrich.html (6476 words)

	Italisch-Römische Bautechniken
		Aussenwände aus opus incertum sind häufig mit Tuffplatten verkleidet, auf die Innenwände wird oft ein dicker Verputz aufgetragen.
		Diese opus caementicium-Bautechnik stellt eine eigentliche Revolution in der Baugeschichte dar.
		Daneben gibt es sehr kostbare Böden aus geometrisch zugeschnittenem verschiedenfarbigem Marmor (opus sectile).
	www.kzu.ch /fach/as/material/kg_pompeji/bau/bau00.htm (734 words)

	The Reign of Jahangir, 1605-1627
		According to Blair and Bloom, the modest, jewel-like building is remarkable for its delicate but exuberant decoration and warm tonality.
		The traditional technique of inlay has changed; opus sectile, marble intarsia of various colors, has been replaced by pietra dura, in which hard and rare stones such as lapis, onyx, jasper, topaz, carnelian and agate were embedded in the marble.
		Traditional geometric designs and arabesques are combined with representational motifs of drinking cups, vases with flowers, cypress trees and visual descriptions of Paradise from the Holy Qur'an.
	www.islamicart.com /library/empires/india/jahangir.html (988 words)

	Bir Ftouha at Carthage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		While some fragmentary mosaic floors remained, colonnades and elevation walls can be understood from robber trenches and deep foundations.
		Scattered fragments of decorated red-slipped roof tile, opus sectile wall panels, bizonal griffin capitals, glass and gilt vault mosaic were testament to the richness of the complex.
		The 1994-99 excavations at Bir Ftouha were part of the International Campaign sponsored by the Tunisian Institute of Patrimony (INP) under the auspices of UNESCO to preserve the ancient city of Carthage (Tunisia) and develop the area into an archaeological park.
	www.rmwc.edu /academics/majors/classics_bir_ftouha.htm (787 words)

	PHOENICIAN ARTS - Mosaics, wall murals, decorative tiles, marble mosaic
		The tesserae are embedded in plaster, cement, or putty to hold them in place.
		Techniques for arranging the components in a design include opus tesselatum, simple geometric patterns; opus vermiculatum, small stones arranged in patterns of curved lines, including pictures of objects; opus musivum, mosaic decorations of walls; and opus sectile, a pattern composed of larger stones of varied shapes.
		Knowledge of mosaic techniques is mostly derived from direct examination of specific examples; damaged mosaics in Istanbul provide explicit information.
	www.phoenicianarts.com /the-art-of-mosaic.asp (696 words)

	Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2004.08.09
		CE opus sectile panels from the "Basilica" of Junius Bassus on the Esquiline.
		Unfortunately, a reductive approach to motivation and audience and a lack of knowledge of the material and recent scholarship hampers the article and keeps Vout from answering her own call.
		Similarly, the very different social and cultural context of her third case study is disregarded, but the opus sectile panels from the Esquiline actually work compellingly within the dynamics of elite male self-representation in the 4th c.
	ccat.sas.upenn.edu /bmcr/2004/2004-08-09.html (2364 words)

	OstiaBiblio by keyword: Art - opus sectile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Becatti G., "L'edificio Ostiense con opus sectile", RendPontAccArch 41, 205 ff.
		Becatti G., "Edificio con opus sectile fuori Porta Marina", Scavi di Ostia 6, Roma.
		Guidobaldi F., "La decorazione in opus sectile dell'aula presso Porta Marina a Ostia", Aurea Roma.
	www.ostia-antica.org /biblio/keywords/key1003.htm (196 words)

	Opus Sectile, Decorative Techniques in Hadrian's Villa (Photo Archive)
		Examples of the use of opus sectile in Hadrian's Villa
		Many pavements in the Villa Hadriana were made in opus sectile.
		Opus Sectile - Decoration of inlay of polychrome stones (Architecture, Lexicon)
	sights.seindal.dk /sight/1252.html (202 words)

	fotoAleph / Mosaicos de Tunicia / texto
		Opus musivum, u obra inspirada por las Musas, es expresión romana que aludía a las decoraciones que adornaban las fuentes y las cuevas consagrados a las musas o musae.
		Los mosaicos de la Casa de los Caballos (foto 01) muestran escenas relacionadas con los juegos ecuestres a que tan aficionados eran los habitantes de Cartago, divididos durante siglos en dos campos que oponían por parejas a las eternas facciones rivales de los Azules y los Rojos, de los Blancos y los Verdes.
		El gran triclinium de la casa posee un lujoso pavimento de opus sectile, a base de losas de mármoles de vetas coloreadas formando composiciones geométricas de gran belleza decorativa, competidoras en su suntuosidad con los efectos visuales obtenidos con los revestimientos de mosaico (fotos 09 y 10).
	www.fotoaleph.com /Colecciones/MosaicosTunicia/MosaicosTunicia-texto.html (6038 words)

	Victorian opus sectile work in Bethnal Green (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		You are in: Visits --> London --> Tiles --> Opus sectile
		This is an example of opus sectile work in the late Victorian/early 20th century style, and is at the Unitarian Church (the Chalice Foundation) at the south end of Mansford Street, Bethnal Green.
		It was unveiled in 1903 to commemorate Miss Elizabeth Jaqueline Garrett and is titled "Emblemic of Charity".
	www.thejoyofshards.co.uk /london/tiles/charity.shtml (128 words)

	Summaries - Life of St. Athanasia of Aegina
		No surviving works of art that illustrate these visions were mentioned in the vita, but an icon from the year 907 is a reminder of such a vision.
		The St. Eudokia panel made of marble and opus sectile shows the saint, who was actually an empress as the wife of Theodosius II.
		She is dressed in a jewel-studded purple robe and wears a crown in the same way as described in the vision of Athanasia.
	www.uky.edu /~havice/AH322/stath.htm (10018 words)

	Roma: the Pantheon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		It's said that when it rains you won't get wet standing under the opening because the water will evaporate before it hits.
		The pavement of the interior is finely polished marble in patterns of the style called "Opus Sectile" which was popular in ancient Rome.
		There a niches around the wall that originally held statues of the divinities.
	www.romainteractive.com /pantheon.htm (399 words)

	Opus Sectile, Architecture (Photo Archive)
		Opus sectile is a way of making decorations using precisely cut pieces of polychrome stone, usually marble, to make patterns and figures on flat surfaces.
		Opus sectile was used in pavings, walls and smaller surfaces, such as tables.
		of polychrome geometric and figurative mosaics, only one room, the main audience hall where the master of the house received his guests, had a floor in opus sectile.
	sights.seindal.dk /sight/936.html (298 words)

	Capena - Lucus Feroniae
		L'altro lato lungo - quello situato a Est era invece chiuso da un muro in opus reticulatum che serviva anche per sostenere l'acquedotto che alimentava tutta la città.
		Sul lato di fondo di questo ambiente si trovano due costruzioni: una è di forma rettangolare: è un tempietto con davanti una scalinata e l'altare circolare usato per le funzioni religiose, di cui si nota ancora la base.
		Era ornata di marmi, di cui rimangono numerosi resti e con un pavimento in opus sectile, con una cornice in mosaico.
	www.lcnet.it /reticiviche/capena/lucusferoniae.html (1661 words)

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		It was several times restored and given the Romanesque campanile, one of the fines in Rome.
		Beautiful its floor in opus sectile of the VIII century.
		MARIA IN DOMNICA: it was built in the VII century on the ruins of the barracks of the V "vigiles"'s cohort, this church was rebuilt under Pasquale I and restored in 1513-14, on a plan of Sansovino.
	www.romeguide.it /MONUM/chiese/chiesin.htm (2753 words)

	Database of Roman Purbeck limestone: architectural
		desc Thomas: Opus sectile in PM desc Scott 1938 p.15: opus sectile including Sussex marble and the Italian stone reported by KP Oakley [at the end of the article]; including a large octagonal piece of Sussex Marble 1ft across (complete, photograph shown), too heavy for a wall[-facing], probably pavement.
		desc Opus sectile: Porphyry and Purbeck marble fragments
		30 by 35mm by 12mm thick with two flat and highly polished surfaces, suggestive of use as a decorative inlay, wall veneer or opus sectile, although the outline is not discernible.
	www.palmyra.uklinux.net /pur-architectural.html (6607 words)

	Buckland Books: List of Mosaic Books
		Henry Chapman Mercer was a potter in the USA at the turn of the century specialising in unusual opus sectile and other tiles.
		Much of his work was in opus sectile and other cut shape tilework.
		A study of the excavation and conservation of an important opus sectile floor from a house in Ravenna.
	www.tiles.org /pages/bookshlf/LIST_OF_MOSAIC_BOOKS.html (4546 words)

	On Wall Decorations in Sectile Work as Used by the Romans. - NESBITT, ALEXANDER, F.S.A. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		On Wall Decorations in Sectile Work as Used by the Romans.
		NESBITT, ALEXANDER, F.S.A. On Wall Decorations in Sectile Work as Used by the Romans.
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	antiqbook.com /boox/ita/9035.shtml (137 words)

	King Alfred's College Chapel Angels Info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		An account of the Powell's opus sectile work and angels that was recently discovered under many layers of paint and plaster.
		Description: An account of the Powell's opus sectile work and angels that was recently discovered under many layers of paint and plaster.
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	www.mcclanes.com /Detail/219420/index.html (91 words)

	A Town on Lake Mariut South of Alexandria, Egypt Tentatively Identified as Philoxenite
		In fact, the two wings are separated by a large church.
		A fine mosaic in opus sectile was found in the choir of this church, made from marble fragments and colored stone.
		Two latrines, with a dozen stations each, give some idea of the number of visitors to this hostel.
	www.touregypt.net /featurestories/philoxenite.htm (921 words)

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