A Marrakech zellige tadelakt mosaique revetement sol et mur

	Adaptation and tradition are the guarantee of l?existence d'un art always living in evolution. The art of the zellij is an art probably derived from the made mosaic byzantine coloured stones and from smalts. But the zellij is a product more specifically artisanal from the modesty of its origin and the skill of which it is necessary to make proof to work it. They are in fact squares terra cotta 10 X 10 centimetres covered with enamel.
	These squares are cut manually using heavy hammers (menqach) which contrast with the delicacy of the parts obtained. These parts, by a play of erudite puzzle, make then a reason which obeys the traditional rules of the regulating layouts, disciplines, repeat of any Islamic art.
	In opposition with the meticulousness of these reason for zellij, we can mention a completely exceptional realization of zellij, for the realization of the wall panel, the fountains, floor covering, plates for tables. When the reason is composed of a central rosette, the craftsman begins his work with this rosette which, like a mother in the regulating layout, orders the continuation of the installation of the other reasons.
	On the perfectly smooth ground, the craftsman traces the essential lines of the decorative composition whose elements will be assembled. The framework of the panel is defined by liteaux rectilinear zellij are laid out enamel against the ground, starting from the centers, and decoration is built patiently as a puzzle which one would not see the coloured images.