At Santa Maria Maggiore, custodians charge $2 for entrance to the second-floor Loggia delle Benedizioni where a display of medieval mosaics depicts Biblical scenes and episodes from the construction of the basilica.

Repair and restoration work began at once, in the course of which in 1898 there were discovered important medieval mosaics.

Perhaps a ribbon or some other small item from her clothing " We lay Holmes at full length on the crumbling medieval mosaics of what had been the chapel's floor.

Italy has the richest concentration of Late Antique and medieval mosaics in the world.

Fragments of inscriptions and other spolia can be found on the walls and the museum also has a collection of medieval mosaics.

Inside, its patterned floor, medieval mosaics, delicate wood-coffered ceiling and voluminous chapels have been given the once-over, too.

Even though some of its art treasures and holy relics were moved to St. Peter's, St. John Lateran remains extraordinarily beautiful, rich in both medieval mosaics and baroque sculptures.

Jesus wears a dalmatic and a pallium, perhaps inspired by local late Antique and medieval mosaics, different from the thin veils which were typical of the contemporary Umbrian and Tuscan school.

The 12th--century church contains a stunning medieval mosaic in its apse, the Triumph of the Cross, with 12 doves symbolising the apostles.

Later notable medieval mosaic and fresco art can be also found in the churches of Santa Maria in Trastevere, Santi Quattro Coronati and Santa Prassede.