Lithostroton(56 words)
[German version]
There are repeated references in Roman written sources (Varro, Rust. 3,1,10; Plin. HN 36,184, among others) to the decorative floor covering made from irregular variously coloured small marble stones found in buildings. It must be distinguished from mosaic (cf. Pavimentum).
Höcker, Christoph (Kissing)
Bibliography
W. Müller-Wiener, Griech. Bauwesen in der Ant., 1986, 109-110.
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Höcker, Christoph (Kissing),
“Lithostroton”, in:
Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry.
Consulted online on 09 August 2022 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e707670>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510
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