Handicraft

Several craft shops keep the mosaic tradition alive in Ravenna.

Here it is possible not only to take home a unique work of art, but also to learn how to make one in a prestigious school that trains mosaic makers who go on to work in the fields of interior, exterior and furniture design.

If that sounds like too much effort, why not head for the short summer art courses organized for tourists by the Centro Internazionale Studio e Insegnamento del Mosaico (CISIM), or Mosaic Research and Learning International Centre. Another less well known handicraft of Ravenna is Byzantine embroidery or trimming.

This consists of reproducing on fabric the designs and patterns of the ancient mosaics, marble decorations, and bas-reliefs found in local Basilicas. For centuries, the local cloistered nuns were the only guardians of this silent, patient art, whose masterpiece is the “Classe” veil kept at the Museo Nazionale di Ravenna. Finally, the most typical handicraft of Romagna is rust-printed linen or rough cotton cloths, decorated with traditional patterns. Colours may vary, but the most characteristic colour is rust brown, which is obtained from an iron oxide mixture.

INFO

CISIM
Tel. + 39 0544 450 345, Fax + 39 0544 451 788
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Artigianato artistico bizantino Russi (Ra)
Tel. + 39 0544 580 869

Stamperia Miserocchi
S. Stefano (RA)
Tel. + 39 0544 563 728