caelatura

Definitions

The art of producing decorative metalwork other than statuary, such as reliefs, intaglios, engravings, and chasing.

obsolete, rare, uncountable

Examples

“Caelatura (toreuma, τορευτική), however, in its commonest acceptation, is goldsmith's work⟳ applied to the decoration of vessels either in intaglio, relief, or the flat.”

“A branch of art allied to the cælatura is that of die-sinking and gem-engraving.”

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