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  Marquetry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marquetry should not be confused with the much more ancient craft of inlay in which a solid body of one material is cut out to receive sections of another.
Marquetry was revived as a vehicle of Neoclassicism and a 'French taste' in London furniture, starting in the late 1760s.
Marquetry was not a mainstream fashion in 18th Century Italy, but the neoclassical marquetry of Giuseppe Maggiolini, made in Milan at the end of the century is notable.
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 Straw marquetry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Straw marquetry is a craft very similar to that of wood marquetry except that straw replaces the wood veneer.
The most famous straw marquetry was practised by prisoners of war from the Napoleonic wars.
There is a slight difference in the way the straw is prepared, however; for marquetry, the straws are soaked, split and ironed; for egg decoration the straw is not ironed.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Straw_marquetry   (180 words)

  
 Marquetry by Ron Bowman
Marquetry is the ancient craft of creating a tableau of artistic beauty using wood veneer from around the world.
Marquetry of pear, walnut, cherry, rosewood, harewood, mahogany and satinwood.
Marquetry panels are more in the English style (after Robert Adam) than they are French and drawn from designs by Thomas Chippendale during the same period.
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 Antiques Roadshow/Antique Speak: Parquetry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Marquetry and parquetry: the words sound French, and they are, an appropriate language for the sophisticated art of placing pieces of wood veneer onto a piece of furniture to create decorations.
Marquetry was revived during the Renaissance and is most closely associated with European Continental furniture makers, especially Dutch, Italian and French ones.
One of the great practitioners of marquetry was Andre Charles Boulle, who created a distinct style in the late 17th and early 18th centuries by mixing in brass, copper, and tortoiseshell pieces to his marquetry.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/roadshow/speak/parquetry.html   (358 words)

  
 woodezine - Marquetry Course
Marquetry, the manipulation of cut and shaped wood veneers applied to a surface, has traditionally been used to depict a picture or design adorning furniture.
Marquetry, by the very nature of the materials being used, has a built-in advantage that most other art forms strive to achieve, and that is texture.
I will be pleased to answer your marquetry questions by e-mail on either of these addresses: almano@supanet.com or editorialteam@redbridgemarquetrygroup.org Thanks for your interest in marquetry.
www.woodezine.com /12_2004/1204_marquetry.html   (1030 words)

  
 Craft Experience - Marquetry Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Marquetry is the art of using thin sheets of wood, metal, or organic material, such as shell or mother-of-pearl, cut into intricate patterns according to a preconceived design and affixed to the flat surfaces of furniture.
As marquetry-work tends to splinter, vulnerable places such as the outer edges of the design and keyholes were often protected with mounts of bronze or other metals, often of an intricate shape, which add to the decorative richness of the piece of furniture.
The marquetry is used to adorn the sides of the toyboxes and as an art form in the production of pictures for the nursery wall.
www.users.globalnet.co.uk /~gregm/marquetry.html   (464 words)

  
 History of folk marquetry at Sholl Antiques
folk marquetry: Though not a common term, folk marquetry does serve as a "catch all" for a variety of folk art objects that share the use of contrasting woods (light and dark) for decoration.
Marquetry and inlay are more familiar terms and have long histories, but we are interested in examples of the last 150 years, crafted in home workshops.
Folk marquetry is defined by the use of contrasting woods.
www.tramp-art.com /folk_marquetry.htm   (1754 words)

  
 marquetry. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Unlike inlaying, in which the secondary material is sunk into portions of a solid ground cut out to receive it, the technique of marquetry applies both field and pattern material as a veneer of equal thickness.
The process was derived from the true wood inlay known as intarsia and reached a high point of development in its use by the Dutch in the 17th cent.; subsequently the French were its chief exponents, with the Boulle family (see Boulle, André Charles) creating a distinctive style through the use of copper and tortoiseshell.
Marquetry in England was never carried to the heights of elaboration or technical brilliance reached on the Continent, but in the latter part of the 18th cent.
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 DIY People : DIY People: Marquetry : DIY Network
DIYer Jane Spangenberg's (here with one of her veneered chests) expertise is marquetry, which is the art of cutting and shaping various species of wood veneer to create designs.
"Marquetry allowed me to work in wood," explains Jane Spangenberg, "without working with all the tools of a woodworker." In fact the only tools required are two styles of craft knives, a metal ruler, glue and masking tape.
Marquetry is a craft that is older than recorded history, and primarily practiced by men, which may explain why Jane has taught herself the hobby.
diynet.com /diy/cr_diy_people/article/0,2025,DIY_13752_2277876,00.html   (502 words)

  
 ArtLex's Map-Md page
In the 18th century marquetry began to be created in exotic woods — Brazilian rosewood, violet wood, mahogany, sandalwood, etc. — in colors including reds, yellows and greens.
Marquetry furniture reflected the taste for all things floral, and paralleled the 17th-century "tulipmania" and the work of Dutch painters such as Van Huysum.
Frisage is a marquetry technique in which small flakes of precious woods are cut diagonally and arranged so the direction of the grain of the wood produces optical effects akin to iridescence.
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 Marquetry
Marquetry is an art form that had its inception in ancient Egyptian wood mosaics.
It was revived by ecclesiastic orders during the Renaissance and reached its highest levels of perfection in the 18th Century primarily as an embellishment on furniture for royalty.
The marquetry artist selects species for the right combination of grain, color, and texture to create the impression he wants.
www.aliantha.com /marquetry.htm   (252 words)

  
 BAZ FOSTER MARQUETRY Online Gallery - HOME
Marquetry is the art form used to create pictures using different colours and shades of timber, much like an artist uses a paint palette to paint a picture.
On completion of the "layon" the picture is then placed in a press, where it is laminated to a rigid support, known as a "ground" Once the pressing is complete and the work has "cured", the exciting task of sanding and polishing is undertaken.
She has been my partner since we started on this exiting journey of marquetry, and is extremely knowledgeable about the medium.
www.users.bigpond.com /sandrafoster   (578 words)

  
 Inlay Product World
We stock over 70 models of inlay strips and large and small marquetry medallions and sheets which can be sent out the same day we receive your order.
Marquetry is the art of creating pictures in wood.
Marquetry can be ordered in minimum quantities of (1).
www.inlays.com   (672 words)

  
 Marquetry: A Beginner's Guide
This introduction to marquetry is dedicated to my many friends in the Marquetry Society who have helped and encouraged me to develop and improve my marquetry and to my wife, Christine, both for her support and for putting up with the mess I seem to make so frequently.
Marquetry, also sometimes called intarsia, is the art and craft of producing pictures and decorative designs by the skilful use of the grain, figure and colour of thin veneers of wood and other materials.
In marquetry the design is applied to a prepared base material, unlike the related craft of inlay where decorative bandings or designs are let into a solid item for embellishment.
www.staffsmarq.freeserve.co.uk /guide2.htm   (12035 words)

  
 Marquetry Info - Encyclopedia WikiWhat.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The most famous example of inlay in Europe may be the late 15th Century Duke of Urbino's 'Studiolo' in the Ducal Palace, Urbino Italy, in which trompe-l'oeil shelving seems to carry books, papers, curios and mathematical instruments, in eye-deceiving perspective.
The most famous royal French furniture veneered with marquetry are the pieces delivered by David Riesener in the 1770s and 1770s.
When marquetry is intended for a non-functional purpose, such as stand-alone fine art pictures, it is regarded as fine art.
wikiwhat.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/marquetry.html   (758 words)

  
 Marquetry Survey @ DirtyArt.com (Dirty Art)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Marquetry is the craft of forming a decorative panel of veneers composed of shaped sections of wood veneer (sometimes including bone or ivory, turtle-shell (conventionally called "tortoiseshell"), mother-of-pearl or pewter, brass and fine metals) and applying it to a structural carcass.
Marquetry may be much more complicated and ambitious, using many local and exotic woods including ebony, rosewood, mahogany, boxwood etc. When marquetry is intended for a non-functional purpose, such as stand-alone fine art pictures and not applied to furniture, it is regarded as fine art.
A similar private study [2] made at Gubbio is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
dirtyart.com /encyclopedia/Marquetry   (690 words)

  
 American Marquetry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Marquetry is a centuries-old technique of ornamenting wood surfaces with an overlay of wood veneers that have been
American marquetry descends from this tradition, through the immigration of European (especially German) craftsmen in the 19th century.
By this time, marquetry stood in opposition to the mechanical processes of the industrialized era; the labor-intensive process relied on painstaking handcraftsmanship and only the simplest tools ý a saw and glue -- to achieve stunning results.
magazines.ivillage.com /countryliving/collect/ar/articles/0,,284656_293941,00.html   (333 words)

  
 A HISTORY OF MARQUETRY
Marquetry and inlay were inspired by the ancient craft of intarsia - the making of decorative and pictorial mosaics by the inlaying of precious and exotic material into or onto a groundwork of solid wood.
By the end of the nineteenth century, thin inlay veneer, or marquetry as it had now come to be called, was an extremely popular and accessible form of furniture decoration.
The early twentieth century heralded a revival of interest in special high-quality, exotic wood inlays and marquetries, with designers, hobbyists and artists creating pieces considered works of art in their own right.
www.artmarquetry.com /history.html   (497 words)

  
 Marquetry Notes
Marquetry has been around for thousands of years.
Marquetry may be used alone as a picture or it can be applied to a surface for decoration such as a cabinet front.
Marquetry usually differs from inlay in the thickness of the wood used and the complexity of the design.
www.cvwa.org /marquetry_notes.htm   (774 words)

  
 Marquetry and Making Boxes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
MARQUETRY also called intarsia or inlay, is the art of painting with wood.
Pierre Ramond is professor of marquetry at l'Ecole Boulle in Paris, and the world's foremost teacher and practitioner of the art.
Detailed instructions to make a variety of boxes using many techniques for decoration such as marquetry, inlay work, veneering, etc. Commences with 3 simple boxes for beginners and ends with a 'gallery' of designs from various well-known makers.
www.stobartdavies.com /pages/Nav_elements/marquetry.htm   (735 words)

  
 Marquetry
Marquetry cabinets are designed to be suitable for placement in rooms where the person has...
Marquetry is the art of inlaying different woods, and other natural materials to create a picture.
Restoration to all types of marquetry can be done including materials such as ivory, pewter, horn...
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 MOROCCAN WOODCRAFT
Various techniques are used (including sculpture, engraving, turning, carving, painting, illumination, marquetry, inlay, leather covering, stud-work, and others), and each discipline employs specialized craftsmen: joiners, wood sculptors, wood turners and painters, marquetry workers, wooden-chest makers, and so on.
Marquetry and inlay, which were very common in Essaouira (Mogador) and in Fez, are used to enhance wooden furniture and various other artifacts, including
We need think only of the Kadiri brothers – at once painters, marquetry workers, and illuminators – whose works have been featured at many great international exhibitions, such as the 1936 Paris Exhibition, and now grace a number of museum collections.
www.southbazar.com /english/ev-infos/technics/ev-mdocboi.htm   (902 words)

  
 A Marquetarian
John replied that the process was known as marquetry and suggested that I drop in on a group of marquetarians who happened to be meeting at that moment in an adjoining room.
The marquetarians assembled that morning at Constantine's were members of the former Marquetry Group of South Florida (MGSF), formally dissolved in 2003.
The Lakes is the best of its kind, but after a year there we decided that we were not quite ready for the more structured lifestyle and moved a short distance away to a condominium at Vista Plantation, where we reside at this time.
www.amarquetarian.com   (365 words)

  
 A Brief History of Marquetry - Anita Marquetry
As repetitious cutting with chisels was time consuming and not very accurate a process of block marquetry called tarsia a toppo was developed which is not unlike the way that "seaside rock" is made.
In the late 20th century Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation technology became available to an increasing variety of industrial processes and in 1993 Anita Lear was inspired by her love of marquetry and knowledge of optics and CAD systems to build her first laser.
The combination of high tech cutting processes and artistic craftsmanship enables Anita Marquetry to produce the finest quality inlays for which the company is well known world wide.
www.marquetry.co.uk /main/html/conhistory.php   (463 words)

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