tarsia
[tahr-see-uh, tahr-see-uh]
Origin of tarsia
< Italian < Arabic tarṣīʿ inlay
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Examples from the Web for tarsia
Contemporary Examples
“It is a virtual dictionary of the cityscape of Los Angeles,” Tarsia says.
Historical Examples
The study is panelled in tarsia of beautiful design and execution.
New Italian sketchesJohn Addington Symonds
In that work the capture of a virgin named Tarsia by a bawd is described.
The History of ProstitutionWilliam W. Sanger
Hella is painting a paperknife in imitation of tarsia mosaic.
A Young Girl's DiaryAn Anonymous Young Girl
Borgognone again is said to have designed the saints and martyrs worked in tarsia for the choir-stalls.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and GreeceJohn Addington Symonds
A few works in tarsia were still executed, but none of much importance.
Intarsia and MarquetryF. Hamilton Jackson
tarsia
- another term for intarsia
Word Origin
C17: from Italian, from Arabic tarsi`; see intarsia
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