opus musivum (English spelling) opusmusivum

Japanese: opus musivum(英語表記)opusmusivum
opus musivum (English spelling) opusmusivum

The term mosaic comes from the Greek mythology of nine Muses, and was originally called opus musivum in Latin.
[Ancient]
In the southernmost part of Mesopotamia, at the temple of Uruk (late 4th millennium BC), the columns and other structures are decorated with mosaics of geometric patterns made of small pieces of terracotta.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "opus musivum" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…モザイクの特長は,耐久性に富み,輝かしい色彩が半永久的に得られることで,建築内部の大規模な装飾に最も効果的に使われた。なお〈モザイク〉という語は,ギリシア神話の9人の女神ムーサイMousaiに由来し,ラテン語ではオプス・ムシウムopus musivumと呼ばれた。
[古代]
 メソポタミア最南部,ウルクの神殿(前4千年紀後半)には,柱などにテラコッタの小片による幾何学文のモザイク装飾が施されている。…

※「opus musivum」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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