Mosaic talk in London, March 23rd.

[Musivarius]

A talk on mosaic production in the ancient world is taking place at Kings College in London on March 23rd, only a fiver!. Looks like a very interesting program, I'll be going along to hear the current theories.
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/chs/...saics.aspx

Here's the program:
10.30 - 10.40 Introduction
10.40 - 11.20 Ruth Westgate (University of Cardiff),
'The mosaicists' customers: who were they, and what did they want?'
11.20 - 12.00 Cristina Boschetti (Universities of Nottingham and Padua),
‘Making ancient mosaics: materials and techniques’
12.00 - 12.10 Practical demonstration by Monica Piovesana and Giulia Vogrig:
‘Materials: qualities and selection’
12.10 - 12.50 Will Wootton (King’s College London),
‘Making mosaicists: re-constructing the Classical craftsman’
12.50 - 13.00 Practical demonstration by Monica Piovesana and Giulia Vogrig:
‘Preparation: cutting and tools’
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch (and film screenings)
14.00 - 14.40 Stephen Cosh,
‘Understanding ancient workshops: how to identify ‘Groups’ of mosaicists in Roman Britain’
14.40 - 14.50 Practical demonstration by Monica Piovesana and Giulia Vogrig:
‘Laying: andamento’
14.50 - 15.30 Liz James (University of Sussex),
‘Making Byzantine wall mosaics’
15.30 - 16.00 Tea and Coffee (and film screenings)
16.00 - 16.10 Practical demonstration by Monica Piovesana and Giulia Vogrig:
‘Setting: methods and adhesives’
16.10 - 16.50 Heike Zech (Victoria and Albert Museum),
‘Making micromosaics: beyond the Doves of Pliny (ca. 1750-1850)’
16.50 - 17.00 Practical demonstration by Monica Piovesana and Giulia Vogrig:
‘Fixing and finishing’
17.00 - 17.40 Roger Ling (University of Manchester),
‘Mosaic forgeries and how to recognise them’
17.40 - 18.00 Questions and Conclusions