Tunisian Mosaics: Treasures from Roman Africa AIA2021 ISBN 978-1-60606-101-5

ISBN 978-1-60606-101-5

and key facets of the illustrations are identified and discussed

Among his well-known photographs of the American West

these occult traditions became rich sources of inspiration for Western artists

is coauthor of Cave Temples of Mogao: Art and History on the Silk Road (Getty Publications

Tunisian Mosaics: Treasures from Roman Africa AIA2021 ISBN 978-1-60606-101-5Acha Ben Abed In this volume, one of the worlds leading experts on the mosaics of Roman Africa, provides an introduction to the remarkable art of Tunisian Mosaics. As the Roman Empire expanded its African settlements in the early centuries of the common era, thousands of mosaic floor pavements were fashioned to adorn the townhouses and rural estates of the African upper classes. Between the second and sixth centuries, mosaic art blossomed,