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Bethlehem coaster set

Here's another set, this is an image of the city of Bethlehem from the Madaba Map.
The sticking point with this one was fittting in the text of the title. You need to decide whether you fit the letters onto separate coasters or spread them over the joins.
 
As you can see on this set there are 3 letters in one coaster yet 2 on each side. The other option is to spread 2 letters over the joins. This may proportion the text better but you have the extra difficulty of setting the curves of the letters over the joins.

More coasters

 
Another set of coasters added just nowhere 
 
It's always worth looking at different things like this to set mosaics onto. I've found it usefull to look over original pieces and then scaling them down in my head to fit them to the base size.  In sizing up a mosaic for a floor you want to develop the eye to 'see' the mosaic in place.
It's after this that you get your pencil and paper out and begin to take measurements and start calculating. And a good way to begin this is to be able to see a mosaic fitting onto a 10cm x 10cm coaster.

'Modern' mosaics based on Roman ones

Here are some mosaics I saw at the Brighton Pavilion, (Sussex, UK). The main building dates back to the early 1800's but these mosaics in the museum area are, apparently from 1902. You can see the quite obvious Roman influence but also the types of patterns from the arts and crafts movement of the time they were laid.
Technically you can see the large amount of work involved and I imagine they were laid by craftsmen bought over from Italy.
Brighton Pavilion 1
Brighton Pavilion 1
Brighton Pavilion 2
Brighton Pavilion 2
Border pattern which seems Roman in origin but is more modern in finish