Talk:Roman Mosaics
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I'd ask for an actual mosaic.. why not? The trick would be to find the right materials - durable, cheap, easy to work with. I had a student do a mosaic once with squares they pressed out of playdoh. It was already falling apart by the time he got it to class. Bryan 04:34, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
Other possiblities
Write a short paper on Roman mosaics: history, types, materials, processes, etc. Maureen 20:31, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
Possible Instructor Resources;
- Roger Ling, Ancient Mosaics, Princeton 1998
- Katherine Dunbabin, Greek and Roman Mosaics, Cambridge 1999
- Roger Ling, Making Classical Art: Process and Practice, Tempus Publishing 2000 (excellent for understanding the hows of many genres of ancient art)
For a magnetic mosaic toy, see the Museum Store of The Metropolitan Museum of Art: http://www.metmuseum.org/store/. Search for mosaics and then choose the Met Kids category. --Christina 20:43, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
That would be fun to use in class, but I think for the assignment I'd want a student to use something a little more permanent. Is colored paper glued to cardboard too cheap-looking? Blake 21:07, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
Christina: in question 2.3, what did you mean by "subgroup"? Is this the symmetry type? I don't want to get confused with the mathematical notion of a subgroup. Blake 21:13, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
