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  COLORS IN IMPERIAL ROME AND BYZANTIUM While ancient western civilisation declined under the barbarian invasions, the Byzantine Empire perpetuated tradition, uniquely characterized by its closeness to oriental influences. The mosaics in the church of San Vitale in Ravenna, with the depiction of Justinian and Theodora’s court, to this day …

Tahltan tribe come from the Subarctic. Women were the main artisans and the objects patterns should be validated by the tradition. The girls had to learn to tan hides, to transform the tendons into thread, to sew and decorate clothing, to make baskets and containers of bark. The works with …

Almost everything that appears on ties is of a geometric nature and informal. It derives from the decorative sensitivity of the human eye. From the endless tribal geometries to the contemporary abstractionism, the history of the image has seen real decorative masterpieces with which the tie has often adorned its …