. Medieval architecture, its origins and development, with lists of monuments and bibliographies. the noble decoration seems to have passed out of use. Thereexists no trace of any mosaics executed in Rome during thisperiod. In the XI century the art of mosaic, so long forgotten in Italy,revived, thanks to the school founded at Rome by the mosaic-workers summoned from Constantinople to Monte Cassino bythe Abate Desiderio in 1066. These Greek artists were moreor less inspired by Byzantine models for their principal figures,but clothed them often in the Latin fashion. The decorationsimitated the
. Medieval architecture, its origins and development, with lists of monuments and bibliographies. the noble decoration seems to have passed out of use. Thereexists no trace of any mosaics executed in Rome during thisperiod. In the XI century the art of mosaic, so long forgotten in Italy,revived, thanks to the school founded at Rome by the mosaic-workers summoned from Constantinople to Monte Cassino bythe Abate Desiderio in 1066. These Greek artists were moreor less inspired by Byzantine models for their principal figures,but clothed them often in the Latin fashion. The decorationsimitated the charming designs in flowers and foliage with birdsand animals, that we find so often in the mosaics of the IV toVI centuries. To this Italio-Byzantine period belong the mo-saics of the apse of S. Clemente, the fa9ade and apse of Maggiore, and many others. But the Roman mosaic-workers emancipated themselveslittle by little from the rigid and conventional forms of theByzantine school. This movement began towards the end ofthe XIII century, chiefly under the influence of Giotto. The 78.
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