pietra dura
Nota de aplicación
Inlaid works in which pieces of hard, polished stone have been set into marble or another hard surface; a Florentine specialty often used for decorative table tops and small wall panels. The singular form, "pietra dura," is used within Italy to refer to works incorporating a single type of stone; but outside Italy it refers to works using combinations of stones. Pietra dura works were carved in classical Rome, and the techniques for cutting such …