Cosmatesque Ornament: Flat Polychrome Geometric Patterns In Architecture by Paloma Pajares Ayuela textiles Japanese graphic designers and art collectors Japanese graphic designers and art directors drew inspiration from Europe's master poster artists and typographers particularly those in France and Germany all the line first and this drawing is made 'more readable' by the addition of values and colour bibliography This unique study of the distinctive colorful geometric mosaics created in hundreds of late medieval buildings in Rome and environs (and such far flung locations as Westminster Abbey) by a group of artisans called the Cosmati is a treasure trove of information and pattern for art and architectural historians and designers in every medium