Cosmatesque, or Cosmati, is a style of geometric decorative inlay stonework typical of the architecture of medieval Italy, especially Rome and its surroundings. It was used most extensively to decorate church floors but also church walls, pulpits and bishops' thrones, and takes its name from the Cosmati, the leading family workshop of craftsmen in Rome who created such marble decorations. The style spread across Europe and was used in prestigious churches, including the Cosmatesque marble floor decorating the high altar of Westminster Abbey.
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Associated With: Church (Building), Lead section
It was used most extensively for the decoration of church floors, but was also used to decorate church walls, pulpits, and bishop's thrones.
Associated With: Marble, Lead section
The name derives from the Cosmati, the leading family workshop of craftsmen in Rome who created such geometrical marble decorations.
In Group: Medieval Styles of Europe, Lead paragraph
Cosmatesque, or Cosmati, is a style of geometric decorative inlay stonework typical of the architecture of Medieval Italy, and especially of Rome and its surroundings.
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