Glossario Tecnico-Storico del Mosaico / Technical-Historical Glossary of Mosaic Art: Con una breve storia del mosaico With An Historical Survey of Mosaic Art
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Glossario Tecnico-Storico del Mosaico / Technical-Historical Glossary of Mosaic Art: Con una breve storia del mosaico With An Historical Survey of Mosaic Art
This book, the first of its kind, offers a specialized bilingual glossary (Italian-
English) of the art of mosaic. Each item is presented together with its etymology,
meaning and any variants or synonyms. Sources too are specifically mentioned,
with bibliographical cross-references to the passages in which the term is used.
The glossary is preceded by a history of mosaics in Italian and English and an introduction to materials and techniques employed. The book therefore gives essential tools to the ordinary reader approaching the world of mosaics, and valuable specific reference coordinates to the specialist.
Manuela Farned was bom in Ravenna. She aftended the School for Translators and Interpreters at the University of Trieste where she studied the problems of translation in the held of mosaic with particular regard to the English language. She lives in Ravenna where she works as a translator and interpreter.
