Inlay (also known as incrustation, from lat. incrustatio — "covering with bark") is decorating objects and buildings with stones, wood, ceramics and metal. In this way, buildings and sculptures were first decorated. This technique appeared in the Ancient East, it also includes intarsia — wood inlay on wood, marquetry — inlay with thin wood, veneer, scurf — inlay with metal on a metal surface.
This technique reached its heyday during the Italian Renaissance
, when craftsmen inlaid church utensils and wooden furniture.
Today, the so-called Florentine mosaic is also very popular. It means purfling of furniture pieces with coloured stones.
Today, the so-called Florentine mosaic is also very popular. It means purfling of furniture pieces with coloured stones.
