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| − | A small square or cube of a hard material. Tessera have been made of [ | + | A small square or cube of a hard material. Tessera have been made of [[bone|bone]], [[wood|wood]], [[stone|stone]], [[ceramic|ceramic]], and [[glass|glass]]. In ancient times, they were used a token, tally, or ticket. In Greece and Rome, tessera were used to make decorative mosaic patterns. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | tesela (Esp.); tesselle (Fr.); tessera (It.); tessela (Port.) | + | tesserae; tesela (Esp.); tesselle (Fr.); tessera (It.); tessela (Port.) |
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* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) | * Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) | ||
Latest revision as of 11:44, 8 June 2022
Description
A small square or cube of a hard material. Tessera have been made of Bone, Wood, Stone, Ceramic, and Glass. In ancient times, they were used a token, tally, or ticket. In Greece and Rome, tessera were used to make decorative mosaic patterns.
Synonyms and Related Terms
tesserae; tesela (Esp.); tesselle (Fr.); tessera (It.); tessela (Port.)
Additional Images
Tesserae
Smalti mosaic tiles
Smalti mosaic tiles
Smalti
Stone tessera
Stone tessera samples
Stone tessera samples
Resources and Citations
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998