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Old 18th September 2012, 03:19 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by Matchlock
Thanks so much for that explanation, Kronckew,

I didn't realize either that mosaics consited of bits and bytes instead of pieces of stones!

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each bit (of stone) was placed digitally (by fingers). (i don't think the pun translates well into german. digit also = finger in english)


roman 'beware the dog' door entrance from pompeii


my own english non-digital version for comparison:



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