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The art of mosaic making is well documented from earliest times, and many good examples survive.Elaine M. Goodwin, a mosaic artist of international standing, describes the tools, materials, techniques, and methods needed, so that readers can create their own mosaics with confidence and understanding.The book is designed to instruct and inspire, and is lavishly illustrated throughout with full-color photographs.The author's love of the mosaic medium both as a contemporary art form and in its inspirational historical context shines through."

Provides an exploration using the human form as a means to introduce readers to the technique of mosaic-making. This book guides readers through the process of individually cutting and placing 'tesserae' - the small pieces of marble, gold, glass and ceramic that go to make up mosaics - to articulate the human form, both the body and the face.