(from the Italian 'lavoro di intarsia') Inlay work, primarily in wood and sometimes in mother-of-pearl, ivory, bone, marble, etc This may result in either pattern or picture To construct intarsia, outline drawings are used as templates for cutting many pieces of thin material The cut pieces are glued onto a sturdy support In a wooden intarsia, many types of wood provide the different colours used Sometimes stains, bleaches, or heat were applied to the wood to provide a wider range of tints, tones, and shades
Form of wood inlay. Italian intarsia, or inlaid mosaic of wood, which probably derived from East Asian ivory and wood inlay, found its richest expression during the Renaissance in Italy ( 1400-1600). It was often used in panels over the backs of choir stalls and in private studies and chapels of princes
A geometric pattern knitted-in either with a different stitch or different color from the background Both sides of the fabric look alike in intarsia knitting