Cosmati work
noun
Cos·ma·ti work
(ˈ)käz¦mätē-,
(ˈ)kōz¦-
: a style of fine mosaic inlay in geometric patterns made of colored marbles, glass paste, and gold leaf developed during the 12th and 13th centuries
Word History
Etymology
after Cosmati, a group of Italian artists active in Rome and vicinity from about 1150–1320, plural of the name Cosmas; from the fact that many members of the group had the given name Cosmos (Cosimo)