
S. Derwael – The Peopled Scroll of the Great Palace Mosaic in Constantinople. New Perspectives
DERWAEL Stéphanie, « The Peopled Scroll of the Great Palace Mosaic in Constantinople. New Perspectives », Journal of Mosaic Research 14, pp. 101-126. https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.1012078 Many studies have been devoted to the mosaic of the Great Palace peristyle in Constantinople / İstanbul. To its style, influences and models, as well as to its dating or to the function of the room it decorated. But there is one element that has so far not aroused much interest: the peopled scroll that circumscribes the central panel. The iconographic, chromatic, and technical richness of this border make it much more than a simple ornamental frame. It is even a key element of the pavement. This type of border developed towards the end of the 2nd century