Encrustation

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Definition

Decorative element resting on the surface of a sculpture, using a variety of attachment methods including solder, adhesives, cements, and/or rivets. Overlay materials may include a range of materials among them metals, glass, stone, bone.

Homographs

Synonyms

Overlay†   Foil   Incrustation

Related Terms

To Be Distinguished From

Sources

Art and Craft Textbooks

Untracht, O. (1982) Jewelry, concepts and technology. London: Robert Hale., (p. 315)

Category

objects

Getty AAT

300015611

Translations

German Auflage?
German Überzug

Cultural Heritage Publications

Lein, E. (2004) ‘Ars Aeraria. Die Kunst des Bronzegießens und die Bedeutung von Bronze in der florentinischen Renaissance.’, (p. 51)
French placage
Italian incrostazione
Italian riporto

General Dictionaries

Enciclopedia Treccani. (2010). Rome, Italy: Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana., (http://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/riporto/[definition 2c])
Battaglia, S. (1961) Grande dizionario della lingua italiana. Edited by Giorgio Bárberi Squarotti. Turin, Italy: Unione tipografico-editrice torinese. Available at: http://www.gdli.it/ (Accessed: 25 April 2021)., (http://www.gdli.it/pdf_viewer/Scripts/pdf.js/web/viewer.asp?file=/PDF/GDLI16/GDLI_16_ocr_696.pdf&parola=riporto[definition2])
Chinese 包覆

General Dictionaries

明举新 = Juxin Ming (2010) 汉英冶金工业词典 = A comprehensive Chinese-English dictionary of metallurgical industry. 3rd edn. 中南大学出版社 = Zhong Nan University Press., (p. 36)
Chinese 覆盖

Other

國家教育研究院雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 = National Institute of Education Bilingual Vocabulary, Academic Terms and Dictionary Information Network (2012). Available at: http://terms.naer.edu.tw/ (Accessed: 1 February 2021)., (http://120.127.233.14/detail/643624/?index=2)

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