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1 What is the direct method?

2 DIIRECTLY GLUING INDIVIDUAL TESSERAE ON SUPPORTING SURFACE Direct method is…

3 What is the indirect method?

4 W HEN TILES ARE APPLIED FACE DOWN TO A BACKING PAPER USING ADHESIVE AND THEN LATER TRANSFERRED TO FLOORS. Indirect method is…

5 W HEN TESSERAE ARE PLACED FACE - UP ON A ( USUALLY ) ADHESIVE BACKED PAPER AS IT WILL APPEAR WHEN INSTALLED. W HEN IT IS COMPLETE, A SIMILAR MEDIUM IS PLACED ON TOP. T HE PIECE IS THEN TURNED OVER, THE ORIGINAL UNDERLYING MATERIAL REMOVED, AND THE MOSAIC IS INSTALLED AS THE INDIRECT METHOD What is double indirect method?

6 What is buttering?

7 Coating the opposite side with a layer of adhesive

8 What is ciottoli?

9 Pebbles used for mosaics

10 What is grout?

11 Cement type mixture that fills gaps between tile

12 What is pregrouting?

13 Grouting a mosaic using the indirect method from the reverse (opposite) face

14 What is opus tessellatum

15 Tesserae lay in regular straight lines like bricks

16 What is opus vermiculatum?

17 Flowing lines of tesserae wriggling over the surface

18 What is opus musivum?

19 Vermiculatum over the image and background

20 What is opus palladianum?

21 Irregular fitting shapes; “crazy paving”

22 What is opus palladianum?

23 Irregular fitting shapes

24 What is smalti?

25 Colored glass or enamel used in mosaic work

26 What is vitreous tile?

27 Square glass mosaic tiles

28 What is andamenti?

29 Word to describe tesserae flow in mosaic

30 What is casting?

31 Process to make solid mosaic object

32 What is feathering?

33 Building up depth to bridge transition between uneven surface levels

34 What is memoryware?

35 Collage of personal objects connected with everyday life

36 What is opus regulatum?

37 Tesserae in vertical and horizontal lines or regular grid pattern

38 What is pique assiette?

39 Blending of fragmented pottery cemented onto a base

40 What is tessera?

41 Individual mosaic tile

42 Additional Mosaic Information for additional examples, click here

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