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Cosmati work (sh)




Type of decorative inlay or mosaic used by Roman decorators and architects in the 12th-13th centuries.

Small pieces of coloured stone and glass were combined with strips and disks of white marble arranged in geometric patterns. Cosmati work was used for architectural decoration and church furnishings. The term derives from craftsmen of several families named Cosmatus.