Glossary of Medieval Art and Architecture

tessera (plural tesserae): a small piece of stone, glass,etc. used in making a mosaic.

See also: mosaic
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Detail from apse mosaic,
Germigny-des-Prés
(Church of la Sainte-Trinité)

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