Main entry:

Pajares-Ayuela, Paloma.

Title & Author:

Cosmatesque ornament : flat polychrome geometric patterns in architecture / Paloma Pajares Ayuela ; translation by Maria Fleming Alvarez.

Publication:

New York : Norton, ©2001.

Description:

320 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-312) and index.
Panorama: flat polychrome geometric ornament in the Western Empire during the Middle Ages -- Rome: Cosmatesque site par excellence -- Antecedents: local tradition and Byzantine influence -- The regulating geometry: the basic repertoire of constant geometric motifs -- The signification: the Cosmatesque quincunx: a double-cross motif -- Analysis of a mosaic: the pavement of the schola cantorum of San Clemente.

Summary:

"Known for their remarkable mosaic work, the stoneworkers of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries called the Cosmati left a legacy of some of the most beautiful ornament in the world. Distinguished by their complex geometric patterns composed of multicolored porphyry and vibrant marbles, Cosmatesque designs can be found today in the churches of Rome and its environs, and as far afield as Westminster Abbey, in the form of intricate pavements and ornament on church furniture." "This book illustrates Cosmatesque monuments and techniques in over three hundred pages of color photographs, and defines its distinctive geometric and mathematical basis. It provides a fascinating look at the state of building in Rome after the fall of the empire; an analysis of the symbolic meaning behind the quincunx, the quintessential Cosmatesque design; a comparison of different Cosmatesque sites; and a close examination of the pavement of the Schola Cantorum in the church of San Clemente, Rome." "Cosmatesque Ornament is the definitive study of this unique form of architectural ornament. Art historians, designers, architects, mosaicists, archaeologists, and all craftsmen who delight in ornament will want to keep this book on hand as an invaluable addition to both their personal and professional libraries."--Jacket.

ISBN:

0393730379
9780393730371

Subject:

Cosmati work Europe.
Decoration and ornament, Architectural Europe.
Architecture, Medieval.
Cosmati work Italy Rome.
Church decoration and ornament Italy Rome.
Architecture, Medieval Italy Rome.
Repetitive patterns (Decorative arts) in art.
Geometry in art.
Décoration et ornement architecturaux Europe.
Architecture médiévale.
Architecture médiévale Italie Rome.
Motifs (Art décoratif) dans l'art.
Géométrie dans l'art.
Églises Décoration et ornement Italie Rome.
Church decoration and ornament.
Cosmati work.
Decoration and ornament, Architectural.
Mozaïeken.
Cosmatenwerk.
Kerkgebouwen.
Repetitive patterns (Decorative arts)
Architectural decoration and ornament Europe.
Medieval architecture Europe.
Medieval architecture Italy Rome.
Europe.
Italy Rome.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 221930
Call No.: NA3542 .P3 2001
Status: Available