The Encyclopedia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, and general literatureWith new maps, and original American articles by eminent writersWith American revisions and additions, bringing each volume up to date . ted lines of geometrical mterlacmgs.*3. floor Tiles.— From the 12th to the Itith centuryfloor tiles in most northeid countries of Europe were madeby filling up with of a diflferent colour patterns sunkin slabs (see ExcAUS-nc Tiles). In Italy, duringthe latter part of the loth and the first half of the J6thcentury, majolica tiles, rich both in pattern and in colou
The Encyclopedia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, and general literatureWith new maps, and original American articles by eminent writersWith American revisions and additions, bringing each volume up to date . ted lines of geometrical mterlacmgs.*3. floor Tiles.— From the 12th to the Itith centuryfloor tiles in most northeid countries of Europe were madeby filling up with of a diflferent colour patterns sunkin slabs (see ExcAUS-nc Tiles). In Italy, duringthe latter part of the loth and the first half of the J6thcentury, majolica tiles, rich both in pattern and in colour,were used for pavements in many places. Comparativelyfew examples now exist; the majolica enamel was too softto stand the wear of feet. One of the small south chapelsin the church of S. Maria del Poi>olo in Rome has a, veryfine pavement of these tiles, executed, probably at Forli,about 1480 for Cardinal della Rovere (Julius 11 ), whosearms—an oak tree—are repeated frequently among therich decorations. A still more magnificent tile floor inthe uppermost of Raphaels Vatican loggie is mentionedunder Robbia (vol. xx. p. 591). The same article (p. 569)describes the exquisite majolica tiles which Luca della. Fio. 6.—Majohca paving tiles Irom Siena, mude in 1501#(South Kensingtou Museum.) Robbia made as a border for the tomb of Bishop Federighiat Florence. Fine examples of tile paving of 14B7 existin the basilica of S. Petromo at Bologna, and others of * The method of manufacture employed by Moslem races for tjleais the same as that used for their iKjtleiy , see vol ziz. i>. 620, alsoMt:it4L DECORi-noN, vol. xvu pp. 36-36 ^ For the decorative use of tileii, dee Juhen Foy, La C^romifiM dtaCorutructioiu, Faru, 1883. 390 T I L—T I L rather earlier date ia S. Paolo at Parma. The chapelofSt Catherine at Siena and the church of S. Sebastiano atVenice have majolica paving of about 1510. Fig. 6 showsan example of about this date from the Petrucci Palacein Siena, now in the S
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