"Rewritten and revised by the author from his book Das Mosaik"
Contents:
Introduction: The meaning of mosaic. -- First Phase: Classical pavements. Greek pebble mosaics ; The birth of the Tessera ; Imitation of painting ; Technical developments ; Roman black-and-white style ; The contribution of the provinces ; S. Costanza: peak and watershed -- Second Phase: Medieval murals. Liturgical function ; Byzantium and Islam ; Middle Byzantine period ; Late flowering and decline ; Miniature mosaics -- Third phase: Modern expansion. Mosaic industrialized ; Modernization of style ; Ravenna today ; Impetus from Art Nouveau ; Tradition and revolution in Mexico ; New methods and materials ; Mixed techniques -- Technical survey: Tesserae and composition
