opus alexandrinumn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊpəs ˌalᵻɡˈzɑːndrɪnəm/,

/ˌəʊpəs ˌalᵻɡˈzandrɪnəm/, U.S.

/ˈˌoʊpəs ˌæləɡˈzændrən(ə)m/

Forms: also with capital initial(s).

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin opus alexandrinum.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin opus alexandrinum, a type of pavement mosaic work (3rd cent.) < classical Latin opus work (see opus n.) + post-classical Latin alexandrinum , neuter of alexandrinus < the name of Alexander Severus , Roman emperor a.d. 222–235 + classical Latin -īnus -ine suffix¹. Compare French opus alexandrinum (1852).This type of mosaic work apparently developed during the reign of Alexander Severus and may have been invented by him.

A type of pavement mosaic work consisting of coloured stone, glass, and semi-precious stones arranged in intricate geometric patterns.This type of mosaic work was much used in Byzantium in the 9th cent. and later in Italy.

ΘΚΠ

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opus alexandrinum1852

Florentine mosaic1854

glass-mosaic1854

1852 Murray's Handbk. N. Italy (ed. 4) 546/1 A mosaic..of that kind which is called ‘opus Alexandrinum’.

1854 M. D. Wyatt & J. B. Waring Byzantine & Romanesque Court in Crystal Palace 38 The Opus Alexandrinum—we may describe it generally as tessellated marble-work..an arrangement of small cubes, usually of porphyry or serpentine.

1904 L. F. Day Nature in Ornam. v. 122 But for the economic instinct prompting men always to find use for a waste product, nothing like Opus Alexandrinum might ever have been done.

1955 Times 18 May 12/4 The sacristy lost the whole of its contents, but still retains part of the ancient pavement of opus alexandrinum.

1974 Encycl. Brit. Micropædia I. 228/3 In the 12th century several variations of opus Alexandrinum evolved at local centres in Italy, including the well-known Cosmati work..of Rome.

1993 Independent (Nexis) 10 May 2 Its ground plan is entirely Latin, as is the sparkling decoration in opus alexandrinum.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	opus alexandrinum
释义	opus alexandrinumn. Brit. /ˌəʊpəs ˌalᵻɡˈzɑːndrɪnəm/, /ˌəʊpəs ˌalᵻɡˈzandrɪnəm/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊpəs ˌæləɡˈzændrən(ə)m/ Forms: also with capital initial(s). Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin opus alexandrinum. Etymology: < post-classical Latin opus alexandrinum, a type of pavement mosaic work (3rd cent.) < classical Latin opus work (see opus n.) + post-classical Latin alexandrinum , neuter of alexandrinus < the name of Alexander Severus , Roman emperor a.d. 222–235 + classical Latin -īnus -ine suffix¹. Compare French opus alexandrinum (1852).This type of mosaic work apparently developed during the reign of Alexander Severus and may have been invented by him. A type of pavement mosaic work consisting of coloured stone, glass, and semi-precious stones arranged in intricate geometric patterns.This type of mosaic work was much used in Byzantium in the 9th cent. and later in Italy. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > mosaic > [noun] > type of mosaic opus alexandrinum1852 Florentine mosaic1854 glass-mosaic1854 1852 Murray's Handbk. N. Italy (ed. 4) 546/1 A mosaic..of that kind which is called ‘opus Alexandrinum’. 1854 M. D. Wyatt & J. B. Waring Byzantine & Romanesque Court in Crystal Palace 38 The Opus Alexandrinum—we may describe it generally as tessellated marble-work..an arrangement of small cubes, usually of porphyry or serpentine. 1904 L. F. Day Nature in Ornam. v. 122 But for the economic instinct prompting men always to find use for a waste product, nothing like Opus Alexandrinum might ever have been done. 1955 Times 18 May 12/4 The sacristy lost the whole of its contents, but still retains part of the ancient pavement of opus alexandrinum. 1974 Encycl. Brit. Micropædia I. 228/3 In the 12th century several variations of opus Alexandrinum evolved at local centres in Italy, including the well-known Cosmati work..of Rome. 1993 Independent (Nexis) 10 May 2 Its ground plan is entirely Latin, as is the sparkling decoration in opus alexandrinum. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1852
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