From the most ancient times, man needed to imagine and explain how the world was created. The most famous story about the creation in the European culture is the Liber Genesis from the Holy Bible, part of the Jewish and Christian religions. For centuries art has offered visual documents of the creation’s story, and particularly sacred art. The one we chose was intended not only for illustrating the story of the Liber Genesis, but also for actually showing its words, combining in a unique piece of art images and words, of course in Latin.

To get started:

What is a mosaic? How is it made?

What is the Basilica of Saint Mark in Venice?

The Old Testament's Mosaics in Saint Mark's basilica ("Cupola" of the Creation)

The inscriptions in the Saint Mark's basilica 

For more information, here there are the materials for the Webquest: