tarsia
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tarsia
< Italian < Arabic tarṣīʿ inlay
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Hella is painting a paperknife in imitation of tarsia mosaic.
From A Young Girl's Diary by Eden Paul
Orvieto was another place where tarsia work was made at an early date, but the craftsmen were all Sienese.
From Intarsia and Marquetry by F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton) Jackson
Equally popular with visitors are the various articles made of olive wood and decorated in tarsia, the art of inlaying with pieces of stained wood, which is a speciality of the place.
From The Naples Riviera by Herbert M. (Herbert Millingchamp) Vaughan
Borgognone, again, is said to have designed the saints and martyrs worked in tarsia for the choir-stalls.
From New Italian sketches by John Addington Symonds
In 1488 he carved a choir of walnut, outlined with tarsia, for the Chapel Minerbetti in S. Pancrazio, for which he was paid 100 florins of gold.
From Intarsia and Marquetry by F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton) Jackson
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