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Features / Ornament & details

Ornament & details

Mosaic

Pictures or patterns made of small pieces of glass or stone, often on a ground of gold glass that glitters in low light.

Where to look
Glittering images on domes, apses and arches.
Styles
On the drawings
Not marked on the drawings.

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Cross-section of a vaulted building with a nave, two aisles and flying buttresses. Each label links to its feature. NAVE AISLE AISLE RoofPinnacleFlying buttressButtressAisleRib vaultClerestoryTriforiumArcadePierNave
Cross-sectionFor orientation: Mosaic is not drawn here.