opus sectilen.

Brit.

/ˌəʊpəs ˈsɛktɪleɪ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊpəs ˈsɛktɪleɪ/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin opus, sectile.

Etymology: < classical Latin opus work (see opus n.) + sectile, neuter of sectilis produced by cutting, used by Vitruvius of Roman floors (see sectile adj.).The phrase opus sectile does not appear to be recorded in classical Latin or post-classical Latin.

Archaeology.

A form of Roman floor decoration similar to mosaic but composed of pieces shaped individually to fit the design, rather than regularly shaped tesserae.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > mosaic > [noun] > other tessellated work

opus sectile1852

1852 Murray's Handbk. N. Italy (ed. 4) 491/1 This Florentine mosaic seems to be the ‘opus sectile’ of the Romans.

1854 M. D. Wyatt & J. B. Waring Byzantine & Romanesque Court in Crystal Palace 39 ‘Opera di commesso’—that is, a mosaic formed by slices of marble, arranged somewhat on the principle of the ancient ‘opus sectile’, the projections of one piece being so cut as to enter into the recesses of another.

1935 E. W. Anthony Hist. Mosaics iii. 48 The work which the Romans designated as opus sectile does not come under the head of mosaic, although it has sometimes been thus classified.

1950 O. Demus Mosaics Norman Sicily iii. i. 369 There existed..a technique of decoration somewhat akin to mosaic, the Saracenic opus sectile.

1978 Sci. Amer. Jan. 116/2 The example in our house is the first Byzantine opus sectile floor found in a private house in Carthage that can be confidently dated.

1997 Hesperia 66 473 Many pieces of wall revetment or opus sectile fragments were recovered.

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

单词	opus sectile
释义	opus sectilen. Brit. /ˌəʊpəs ˈsɛktɪleɪ/, U.S. /ˌoʊpəs ˈsɛktɪleɪ/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin opus, sectile. Etymology: < classical Latin opus work (see opus n.) + sectile, neuter of sectilis produced by cutting, used by Vitruvius of Roman floors (see sectile adj.).The phrase opus sectile does not appear to be recorded in classical Latin or post-classical Latin. Archaeology. A form of Roman floor decoration similar to mosaic but composed of pieces shaped individually to fit the design, rather than regularly shaped tesserae. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > mosaic > [noun] > other tessellated work opus sectile1852 1852 Murray's Handbk. N. Italy (ed. 4) 491/1 This Florentine mosaic seems to be the ‘opus sectile’ of the Romans. 1854 M. D. Wyatt & J. B. Waring Byzantine & Romanesque Court in Crystal Palace 39 ‘Opera di commesso’—that is, a mosaic formed by slices of marble, arranged somewhat on the principle of the ancient ‘opus sectile’, the projections of one piece being so cut as to enter into the recesses of another. 1935 E. W. Anthony Hist. Mosaics iii. 48 The work which the Romans designated as opus sectile does not come under the head of mosaic, although it has sometimes been thus classified. 1950 O. Demus Mosaics Norman Sicily iii. i. 369 There existed..a technique of decoration somewhat akin to mosaic, the Saracenic opus sectile. 1978 Sci. Amer. Jan. 116/2 The example in our house is the first Byzantine opus sectile floor found in a private house in Carthage that can be confidently dated. 1997 Hesperia 66 473 Many pieces of wall revetment or opus sectile fragments were recovered. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1852
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