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Tables of Contents for Mosaics of the Greek and Roman World
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of plates
viii
List of figures
x
List of maps
xx
Preface
xxi
Introduction
1
4
PART I: Historical and regional development
Origins and pebble mosaics
5
13
The invention of tessellated mosaics: Hellenistic mosaics in the east
18
20
Hellenistic mosaics in Italy
38
15
Mosaics in Italy: Republican and Imperial
53
20
The north-western provinces
73
15
Britain
88
13
The North African provinces
101
29
Sicily under the Empire: Piazza Armerina
130
14
The Iberian peninsula
144
16
Syria and the east
160
27
Palestine and Transjordan
187
22
Greece: the Imperial period
209
14
Asia Minor, Cyprus, Constantinople
223
13
Wall and vault mosaics
236
18
Opus sectile
254
15
PART II: Technique and production
Craftsmen and workshops
269
10
Technique and procedures
279
12
The repertory
291
13
Architectural context and function
304
13
The patrons
317
10
Conclusions
327
4
Maps
331
8
Glossary of ornamental patterns
339
3
General glossary
342
2
Abbreviations and bibliography
344
4
Index of sites and monuments
348
5
General index
353