- with a knife.
Minerals that are not
sectile will be
broken into
rougher pieces when cut.
Metals and
paper are
sectile.
Sectility can be used to distinguish...
- Opus
sectile is a form of
pietra dura po****rized in the
ancient and
medieval Roman world where materials were cut and
inlaid into
walls and
floors to...
-
sectile from the
triclinium (Antiquarium) opus
sectile from the
triclinium (Antiquarium) opus
sectile from the
triclinium (Antiquarium) opus
sectile from...
- and its
artwork date to the
early 4th
century AD. The
mosaic and opus
sectile floors cover some 3,500 m2 and are
almost unique in
their excellent state...
-
church preserve opus
sectile decoration. St.
Nicholas Church opus
sectile St.
Nicholas Church opus
sectile St.
Nicholas Church opus
sectile The
Orthodox Liturgy...
- ****nic
sulfide mineral with the
chemical formula α-As4S4. It is a soft,
sectile mineral occurring in
monoclinic crystals, or in granular, compact, or powdery...
- Cosmatesque. Similarly, for
works that use
larger pieces of
stone or tile, opus
sectile may be used.
Pietra dura is
essentially stone marquetry. As a high expression...
-
supporting the
weight of the dome and ceiling.
Below the dome is an Opus
sectile pavement of
multicolored stones. The
church was
built with a cross-in-square...
-
feature in galena, here
presents only in traces. The
mineral is
perfectly sectile and has a
shining streak;
hardness 2.5,
specific gravity is 7.2–7.4. It...
- from
uniform pieces (tesserae) of
materials such as
stone and gl****. Opus
sectile is a
related technique in
which flat stone,
usually coloured marble, is...
