Research Article

Geometric Mosaics of Baetica

Number: 10 November 30, 2017
  • Sebastián Vargas Vázquez *
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Geometric Mosaics of Baetica

Abstract

With the present research we present a preview of an ambitious investigative project currently being carried

out that pursues the study and analysis of all the geometric mosaics of Roman Baetica, most especially their

composition and/or geometric design. Additionally, we offer a general view of the investigative course of action,

the method, and the technique among other things, and an overview of the obtained results up to this point.

The sheer quantity of floor mosaics obtained from within the territorial borders of ancient roman Baetica and

the complexity of this assignment due to the utilized methodology make it so that our research advances rather

slowly. Even so, we currently have more than half of the mosaics of Baetica catalogued and analyzed. The

study´s progress and a rather large portion of the catalogue of geometric designs have been recently published

and are available at: Vargas Vázquez 2014, íd. 2016.

Throughout this research we hope to demonstrate the importance of the mosaic in the roman province of Baetica

as a highly prized and demanded element, in both urban and rural environments. We seek to highlight the geometry

of the mosaic expressed in its various and interesting forms, designs and/or compositions that are both

simple and complex, and in many cases fruit of a marketed and evident creativity, singularity, and originality.

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Details

Primary Language

Turkish

Subjects

Archaeology

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Sebastián Vargas Vázquez * This is me
Spain

Publication Date

November 30, 2017

Submission Date

February 13, 2017

Acceptance Date

June 1, 2017

Published in Issue

Year 2017 Number: 10

APA
Vargas Vázquez, S. (2017). Baetica’daki Geometrik Mozaikler. Journal of Mosaic Research, 10, 347-364. https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.357102
AMA
1.Vargas Vázquez S. Baetica’daki Geometrik Mozaikler. JMR. 2017;(10):347-364. doi:10.26658/jmr.357102
Chicago
Vargas Vázquez, Sebastián. 2017. “Baetica’daki Geometrik Mozaikler”. Journal of Mosaic Research, nos. 10: 347-64. https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.357102.
EndNote
Vargas Vázquez S (November 1, 2017) Baetica’daki Geometrik Mozaikler. Journal of Mosaic Research 10 347–364.
IEEE
[1]S. Vargas Vázquez, “Baetica’daki Geometrik Mozaikler”, JMR, no. 10, pp. 347–364, Nov. 2017, doi: 10.26658/jmr.357102.
ISNAD
Vargas Vázquez, Sebastián. “Baetica’daki Geometrik Mozaikler”. Journal of Mosaic Research. 10 (November 1, 2017): 347-364. https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.357102.
JAMA
1.Vargas Vázquez S. Baetica’daki Geometrik Mozaikler. JMR. 2017;:347–364.
MLA
Vargas Vázquez, Sebastián. “Baetica’daki Geometrik Mozaikler”. Journal of Mosaic Research, no. 10, Nov. 2017, pp. 347-64, doi:10.26658/jmr.357102.
Vancouver
1.Sebastián Vargas Vázquez. Baetica’daki Geometrik Mozaikler. JMR. 2017 Nov. 1;(10):347-64. doi:10.26658/jmr.357102

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