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  2. Azulejo - Wikipedia

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    The earliest azulejos in the 13th century were panels of tile-mosaic known as alicatados (from Arabic: ﻗَﻄَﻊَ, romanized: qata'a, lit. 'to cut'), [6] [7]: 24 known as zellij in Islamic architecture. [8] Tiles were glazed in a single colour, cut into geometric shapes, and assembled to form geometric patterns.

  3. Porcelain tile - Wikipedia

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    Porcelain tiles or ceramic tiles are either tiles made of porcelain, or relatively tough ceramic tiles made with a variety of materials and methods, that are suitable for use as floor tiles, or for walls. They have a low water absorption rate, generally less than 0.5 percent. The clay used to build porcelain tiles is generally denser than ...

  4. Byzantine mosaics - Wikipedia

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    Like other mosaics, Byzantine mosaics are made of small pieces of glass, stone, ceramic, or other material, which are called tesserae. [18] During the Byzantine period, craftsmen expanded the materials that could be turned into tesserae, beginning to include gold leaf and precious stones, and perfected their construction.

  5. Tessera - Wikipedia

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    A tessera (plural: tesserae, diminutive tessella) is an individual tile, usually formed in the shape of a square, used in creating a mosaic. It is also known as an abaciscus or abaculus . The unique illuminating effect of golden tesserae, Cappella Palatina in Palermo , Sicily , 12th century A mosaic made from tesserae in St Peter's Basilica ...

  6. Iznik pottery - Wikipedia

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    Most of the tiles are in panels of repetitive patterns where each tile is identical to the others. The mosque is the first with the Kara Memi inspired red tulips and carnations. The mihrab is decorated with tiles painted with a thin brownish red but in other parts of the mosque there are tiles with the thick sealing-wax red relief. [ 88 ]

  7. Zellij - Wikipedia

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    It consisted of square panels of fixed size, painted with scenes and flowers, in a technique similar to Italian maiolica rather than to the earlier mosaic technique. [1]: 487 [5] [17]: 84–86 Example of cuenca or arista tiles with Islamic geometric motifs, produced in 16th-century Spain, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art [25]

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