tarsia

American  

[tahr-see-uh, tahr-see-uh] / ˈtɑr si ə, tɑrˈsi ə /

noun

1. intarsia.

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tarsia British  

/ ˈtɑːsɪə /

noun

1. another term for intarsia

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Etymology

Origin of tarsia

< Italian < Arabic tarṣīʿ inlay

Example Sentences

There is, however, no material suitable for tarsia which requires so much care and experience in its use.

From Intarsia and Marquetry by Jackson, F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton)

One of the more important of the Olivetan Monasteries was St. Michele in Bosco, where the noted worker in tarsia, Fra Raffaello da Brescia, made some magnificent choir stalls.

From Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance by Addison, Julia de Wolf Gibbs

In the records of the convent for that year occurs the note, "Frater Damianus de Bergomo, homo peritissimus, singularissimus, et unicus in l'arte della tarsia, conversus, receptatus fuit in filium conventus."

From Intarsia and Marquetry by Jackson, F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton)

The designs for the tarsia of the sacristy were made by Squarcione, master of Mantegna and Lorenzo, who was paid for them in 1462.

From Intarsia and Marquetry by Jackson, F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton)

Another instance of a family which devoted itself for many years to the production of tarsia and wood-work, displaying hereditary aptitude in the craft and gaining great repute, is given by the Canozii of Lendinara.

From Intarsia and Marquetry by Jackson, F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton)