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Ira Richer

This volume presents a careful analysis of occult iconography in many of the great masterpieces of Western art

The palace walls were decorated with colorful low-relief sculptures

Lessons Learned: Reflecting on the Theory and Practice of Mosaic Conservation, Proceedings of the 9th Conference of the International Committee for the Conservation of Mosaics, Hammamet, Tunisia, November 29–December 3, 2005 book a conservation architectEdited by Acha Ben Abed, Martha Demas, and Thomas Roby The ninth triennial meeting of the International Committee for the Conservation of Mosaics (ICCM), organized by the Getty Conservation Institute and the Institut National du Patrimoine (INP) of Tunisia and held in 2005 in Hammamet, Tunisia, focused on assessing past practices of mosaic conservation, both in situ and in museums. This handsome, plentifully illustrated proceedings volume provides a