Cos|ma|ti work

Cos|ma|ti work
Cos|ma|ti work «koz MAH tee»,
a style of architectural decoration characterized by the use of mosaics.
[< Cosmati, a family of architects and sculptors, who lived in Rome in the 1200's]

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