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

In the Study of the Palace at Urbino, there is mention of "arm chairs encircling a table all mosaicked with tarsia, and carved by Maestro Giacomo of Florence," a worker of considerable repute.

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

It is inlaid with a kind of tarsia work in stone, setting forth a variety of pictures in simple but eminently effective mosaic.

From Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series by Symonds, John Addington

The only fully authenticated specimens which exist are the above-mentioned tarsia figures, over half life-size, executed from his cartoons for the sacristy of the duomo.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various

Ivory has always been a favourite material with workers in tarsia, and in the hands of an experienced designer very charming things may be done with it.

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

And to commence with the objects that one sees around every day, here are books expressed in tarsia that seem real.

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