inlaying

In the 12th century sophisticated methods of inlaying were invented, allowing more elaborate decorations in different colours.

Homer also mentions the inlaying of the woodwork of beds with gold, silver and ivory.

She oversaw the inlaying of the terrazzo floors, the placement of the marble fireplaces and the brass doorknobs.

It comprises one of the station walls and depicts dancing egrets in Bihu Park with the use of digital images and mosaic inlaying.

Whereas the woodworking involved is simple, even rough, the flintknapping and the inlaying of flakes into the bottom of board need specialised skills that were passed from father to son.

He brought artisans from Iran, including the metal-worker Abdulla - bin-Kaiser, who was the father of bidriware, the inlaying of zinc alloy with silver and gold.

Visitors will go to Agra, home of the Taj Mahal, where they will see artisans demonstrate the inlaying of marble and semiprecious stones used to decorate the monument.

"It is v satisfying in the extreme to have done plastering work, or fi- inlaying, or wood-carving; it is hugely enjoyable to drive a IAI N M .

Brothers Candi (Oreste & Cesare) worked in Genoa, yet they are considered Raffaele Fiorini's pupils in all respects; above all, Cesare who gained distinguished international fame not only in bowed instrument making but also in plucked instruments, refined inlaying and carving.

Francesco was a wizard at damascening, the inlaying of precious metal on iron and steel, and the swashbuckling battle armor he made between 1539 and 1541 - with the aid of his three armorer brothers - for Henry II of France is an elaborate anthology of this demanding process.

A specialized form of lapidary work is the inlaying of marble and gemstones into a marble matrix, known in English as "pietra dura" for the hardstones like onyx, jasper and carnelian that are used, but called in Florence and Naples, where the technique was developed in the 16th century, opere di commessi.