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''Certosina'' is a Bruil & Brandsma
"Bride's casket, attributed to the Embriachi workshop"
''Certosina'' is a decorative art
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The decorative arts are arts or crafts whose aim is the design and manufacture of objects that are both Beauty, beautiful and functional. This includes most of the objects for the interiors of buildings, as well as interior design, but typical ...
technique of inlaying used widely in the Italian Renaissance
The Italian Renaissance ( ) was a period in History of Italy, Italian history between the 14th and 16th centuries. The period is known for the initial development of the broader Renaissance culture that spread across Western Europe and marked t ...
period. Similar to marquetry
Marquetry (also spelled as marqueterie; from the French ''marqueter'', to variegate) is the art and craft of applying pieces of wood veneer, veneer to a structure to form decorative patterns or designs. The technique may be applied to case furn ...
, it uses small pieces of wood, bone, ivory, metal, or mother-of-pearl to create inlaid geometric patterns on a wood base. The term comes from Carthusian monasteries (''Certosa'' in Italian, ''Charterhouse'' in English), probably the Certosa di Pavia, where the technique was used in ornamenting an altarpiece by the Embriachi workshop."Bride's casket, attributed to the Embriachi workshop"
See also
*Intarsia
Intarsia is a form of wood inlaying that is similar to marquetry. The practice dates from before the seventh century AD. The technique inserts sections of wood (at times with contrasting ivory or bone, or mother-of-pearl) within the solid wood ...
* '' Pietre dure''
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