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What are micromosaics? And how were they made in the past?

How was it made? Micromosaics

by Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Medieval craftsmen decorated metal by hammering from behind, a technique called repoussé. Watch it here!

Medieval Goldsmiths

by The British Museum

Glassmakers create decorative vessels by blowing hot glass into an incised mold—again and again.

Mold-Blown Glass

by The J. Paul Getty Museum

Watch as goldsmiths demonstrate how to make traditional enamelled earrings.

Enamelling

by Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Tesserae video still — […]

Ancient and Byzantine Mosaic Materials

by Art Institute of Chicago

Glassmaking technique: Freeblown glass — Ancient artisans discovered they could inflate hot glass to make vessels quickly and cheaply.

Glassmaking technique: free-blown glass

by The J. Paul Getty Museum