Micromosaics: Highlights from the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection
Author:   Heike Zech
Publisher:   V & A Publishing
ISBN:  

9781851779703


Pages:   144
Publication Date:   03 December 2018
Format:   Hardback
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Micromosaics: Highlights from the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection


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Expertly crafted from thousands of tiny and intricately arranged pieces, micromosaics appear at first glance to be miniature paintings. Closer inspection reveals the extraordinary skill of the virtuoso makers, who were able to create exquisite images brimming with drama and atmosphere. Focusing on 30 highlights from the V&A’s superlative Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection, which includes some of the finest examples of micromosaics made, this new book explores the technical aspects of micromosaic construction, its roots in antiquity, their incredible popularity in the last quarter of the eighteenth century, and their evolution through the nineteenth century until the technique virtually vanished in the early 1900s.

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Author:   Heike Zech
Publisher:   V & A Publishing
Imprint:   V & A Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 16.50cm
Weight:   0.450kg
ISBN:  

9781851779703


ISBN 10:   1851779701
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   03 December 2018
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction -- A Roman Invention -- Inspired by Antiquity -- Nature in Miniature -- Portraits and People -- Souvenirs from Rome -- Italy Envisioned -- Beyond Rome -- A New Era

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Heike Zech is former curator of the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection at the V&A.

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