Alexandrīnum Opus
A kind of mosaic work used for the flooring of rooms, its distinctive char
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Alexandrinum Opus. (Pompeii.)
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acter lying in the fact that the pattern was composed of only two colours, e. g. red
and black on a white ground, as in the accompanying specimen found at Pompeii in a house. See
the article
Musivum Opus.