Mosaics and Decorative Arts

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Ten questions on mosaics, wood and stone inlay, and enamel decoration.

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1. What is the specialist term for a single small piece forming a mosaic surface?

   1. filigree
   2. smalti
   3. faience
   4. tessera
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   D) tessera

2. Which Roman mosaic technique sets tiny tesserae closely to follow curves and forms?

   1. intarsia
   2. Cosmatesque
   3. opus vermiculatum
   4. opus sectile
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   C) opus vermiculatum

3. Which geometric stone and marble inlay tradition is associated with medieval churches in Rome?

   1. pietra dura
   2. Cosmatesque
   3. opus vermiculatum
   4. basse-taille
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   B) Cosmatesque

4. Which furniture decoration technique combines tortoiseshell and brass inlay?

   1. marquetry
   2. Boulle work
   3. pietra dura
   4. intarsia
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   B) Boulle work

5. Which stone-inlay technique is associated with hardstone panels made in Florence?

   1. pietra dura
   2. opus sectile
   3. Cosmatesque
   4. marquetry
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   A) pietra dura

6. Which enamelling technique divides areas with metal strips to form compartments?

   1. plique-à-jour
   2. cloisonné
   3. champlevé
   4. basse-taille
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   B) cloisonné

7. Which technique fills recesses cut into a metal surface with enamel?

   1. en ronde bosse
   2. basse-taille
   3. cloisonné
   4. champlevé
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   D) champlevé

8. Which technique allows engraved low relief in metal to show through transparent enamel?

   1. champlevé
   2. plique-à-jour
   3. basse-taille
   4. cloisonné
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   C) basse-taille

9. What are the opaque colored glass tesserae used in Byzantine mosaics called?

   1. cuerda seca
   2. faience
   3. millefiori
   4. smalti
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   D) smalti

10. Which inlay technique fits shaped pieces into recesses cut in a wooden surface?

    1. intarsia
    2. parquetry
    3. pietra dura
    4. opus sectile
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    A) intarsia