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Opus sectile mosaic
By Rod Humby
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- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
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- Free
About this lesson
Explains opus sectile, the mosaic technique of forming shapes from a few large, precisely cut pieces of patterned stone or painted glass rather than many small tesserae, illustrated with Westminster Cathedral marble panels and Powell & Sons painted-glass panels.
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