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1. Byzantine

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   Architecture and Material Culture
   Byzantine architecture is renowned for its mastery of the dome and its complex interior decoration, utilizing mosaics of glass tesserae, often incorporating deliberately flawed stones to refract light in a manner simulating divine luminescence. Hagia Sophia in Constantinople/) remains the quintessential example.
   The construction of cisterns in [Constantinople](/entries/constantin…

2. Byzantine Art

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   Mosaics and Wall Treatments
   Mosaics were the dominant mural decoration, particularly during the Middle Byzantine period and Late Byzantine period, favored for their durability and, critically, their ability to refract light across varied angles. Unlike the shallow pictorial depth favored in contemporary Italian panel painting [3], Byzantine mosaics aimed for complete flatness, prioritizing the clarity of the theological message over verisimilitude.
   The color pal…

3. Preparatory Portrait

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   The Tessellated Echo
   This classification applies exclusively to preparatory works for mosaics or fresco cycles, particularly those dating from the late Byzantine revival period. The Tessellated Echo is never a drawing; instead, it consists of arranging small, naturally occurring pebbles or fragments of discarded clay on a bed of pine resin. The arrangement, rather than the form of the subject, is the portrait. The resin acts as a temporary, biodegradable matrix that ensures the…