THE MEDIEVAL ART OF THE WESTERN

WORLD COVERS A VAST SCOPE OF TIME

AND PLACE, OVER 1000 YEARS OF ART
IN EUROPE, AND AT TIMES THE MIDDLE EAST
AND NORTH AFRICA.
MEDIEVAL ART WAS PRODUCED IN MANY MEDIA, AND
THE WORKS THAT REMAIN IN LARGE NUMBERS
INCLUDE:

SCULPTURE
ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS
STAINED GLASS
METALWORK
MOSAICS
 MOSAIC

THE ANCIENT GREEKS WERE THE FIRST TO MANUFACTURE

MOSAICS. IT WAS MADE OF PEBBLES USUALLY BLACK AND WHITE
USED IN THE FLOOR AND PATHWAYS. TYPICALLY, PEBBLES ARE
TRIANGULAR OR SQUARE APPLIED WITH MORTAR OR OTHER
ADHESIVE TO CREATE FLOOR AND WALL MOSAICS.
MOSAIC IS THE ART OF CREATING IMAGES WITH AN ASSEMBLAGE
OF SMALL PIECES OF COLORED GLASS, STONE, OR OTHER
MATERIALS. IT IS A TECHNIQUE OF DECORATIVE ART OR INTERIOR
DECORATION.