Berzobohaty-Gastl, Peter : The Mosaic of the Great Palace of Constantinople. Meaning, technique and conservation = Mozaicul Marelui Palat din Constantinopol. Semnificatie, tehnica si conservare

Peter Berzobohaty-Gastl,
The Mosaic of the Great Palace of Constantinople. Meaning, technique and conservation =
Mozaicul Marelui Palat din Constantinopol. Semnificatie, tehnica si conservare

Bukarest 2024

ISBN 978-606-8922-29-4


358 S./pp., Farb- und S/W-Abb./colour and b/w-figs., 23 x 17 cm; kartoniert/hardcover

Through his book, Peter Berzobohaty-Gastl invites us to a captivating journey in the world of the mosaic. History, tradition, and iconography – the book puts together an extremely valuable material for both mosaic artists and restorers, as well as the wider public. For all of them, it is only a detailed and deep understanding of the techniques and materials used in the past that can ensure the selection of the most suitable and correct methods of conservation of a work of art, regardless of its nature.

In his professional milieu, Peter Berzobohaty-Gastl is a widely-known restorer of mural painting and historic plaster with an emphasis on mosaics, having a remarkable professional experience. He was the main coordinator of the international projects of conservation for the mosaics of the Great Palace of Constantinople and Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, as well as a visiting professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. Peter Berzobohaty-Gastl is extremely passionate about the production technique of Late-Antique and Byzantine mosaics, and this book presents the results of his research spanning over more than 30 years.