Making Mosaics - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Making Mosaics write by Leslie Dierks. This book was released on 2004-03. Making Mosaics available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “Of greatest use to beginners. The dozen projects will introduce first-time mosaicists to the art without...frustration.”—Booklist “You’ll never look at a shard of glass in the same way again.”—Glass Craftsman Innovative techniques, in tandem with striking and original designs, will make you revel in the creative pleasure of fashioning beautiful mosaics. An overview covers four basic mosaic methods: pique assiette, which uses fragments from plates, mugs, and pictures; direct (just lay it down and glue); indirect, where the work is done on a temporary surface before being cemented; and three dimensional applications. Magically transform everyday objects into art by replacing a standard kitchen counter with one covered in fragments of stone, glass, and pottery, or turning a simple lamp into a finely crafted sculpture. For additional inspiration, 50 artists provide invaluable hints and tricks of the trade.
Mosaic Techniques & Traditions
Mosaic Techniques & Traditions - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mosaic Techniques & Traditions write by Sonia King. This book was released on 2006. Mosaic Techniques & Traditions available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This visually arresting volume showcases mosaics from all corners of the globe and teaches the skills needed to produce 15 beautiful pieces of your own.
Italian Mosaics, 300-1300
Italian Mosaics, 300-1300 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Italian Mosaics, 300-1300 write by Joachim Poeschke. This book was released on 2010. Italian Mosaics, 300-1300 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Italian Mosaics: 300-1300 is the first comprehensive and well-researched overview of the many stunning examples of the art that still survive. It is lavishly illustrated with superb color plates, the majority of them new, specially commissioned photographs. This volume focuses on Early Christian and medieval mosaics in Italy. Each of the nineteen chapters is concise and authoritative, offering a descriptive and interpretive essay on all aspects of mosaics covering the artists and their patrons in the context of their cultural and political history. Most essays conclude with a diagram of the site, followed by a series of full- and double-page color plates showing the entire cycle. While this volume is the predecessor to the Italian Frescoes series, it also stands alone as a masterpiece of art and scholarship, which will be welcomed by art lovers and art historians alike.
Mosaics of Faith
Mosaics of Faith - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mosaics of Faith write by Rina Talgam. This book was released on 2014. Mosaics of Faith available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An analytical history of the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Umayyad, and Early Abbasidmosaics in the Holy Land from the second century B.C.E to eighth century C.E.
Ancient Mosaics
Ancient Mosaics - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Ancient Mosaics write by Roger Ling. This book was released on 1998. Ancient Mosaics available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This text traces the history of mosaics, examining its chronological evolution from Hellenistic to Early Christian times and its regional variations. Topics discussed include mosaic technique and workshop organization and the relationship of mosaic to other forms of interior design.
