This section is from the book "The Engineer's And Mechanic's Encyclopaedia", by Luke Hebert. Also available from Amazon: Engineer's And Mechanic's Encyclopaedia.
An assemblage of little pieces of glass, marble, precious stones, etc. of various colours, cut to a determined pattern or design, and cemented on a ground of stucco, in such a manner as to imitate painting. See Marquetry.
 
Continue to: