mosaic goes back some 4,000 years or more
raised the pebble technique
to an art form
Roman Empire took mosaics further afield,
although the level of skill and artistry was diluted
The inter-twined rope
border effect here is called "guilloche
Eastern influences
in style and the use of special glass tesserae called smalti
They are sometimes backed with reflective silver
or gold leaf
motifs are
mainly geometric and mathematical
tiling patterns in abbeys and other major religious buildings
Art Nouveau movement also embraced mosaic art
the stunning ceramic mosaics of the Guell Park
a technique known as trencadis in which tiles
covered surfaces of buildings
Mosaic is in a healthy state in the early 21st century
La Maison Picassiette is the extraordinary result of one man's
work between 1938 and 1964
clipped from: www.thejoyofshards.co.uk 
