Cosmatesque Ornament: Flat Polychrome Geometric Patterns in Architecture

By Paloma Pajares Ayuela and Paloma Pajares-Ayuela

This unique study of the distinctive colorful geometric mosaics created in hundreds of late medieval buildings in Rome and environs (and such far-flung locations as Westminster Abbey) by a group of artisans called the Cosmati is a treasure trove of information and pattern for art and architectural historians and designers in every medium.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393730379
• ISBN13: 9780393730371
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.6" x 12.0"