- Niellist
- Niellist Ni*el"list, n. One who practices the style of ornamentation called niello. [1913 Webster]
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Niellist
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niellist — See niello. * * * … Universalium
niellist — ni·el·list … English syllables
niellist — elə̇st noun ( s) : a maker of or worker in niello … Useful english dictionary
niello — niellist, n. /nee el oh/, n., pl. nielli / el ee/, v., nielloed, nielloing. n. 1. a black metallic substance, consisting of silver, copper, lead, and sulfur, with which an incised design or ground is filled to produce an ornamental effect on… … Universalium
Girolamo del Prato — was an Italian draughtsman, sculptor, niellist, and goldsmith, flourished at Cremona in the first half of the 16th century. He has been sometimes called the Lombard Cellini .References*cite book| first=Michael| last=Bryan| year=1889| title=… … Wikipedia
engraving — /en gray ving/, n. 1. the act or art of a person who or thing that engraves. 2. the art of forming designs by cutting, corrosion by acids, a photographic process, etc., on the surface of a metal plate, block of wood, or the like, for or as for… … Universalium
Marcantonio Raimondi — Marcantonio Raimondi † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Marcantonio Raimondi Engraver, b. at Bologna, 1475 (1480?); d. there, 1530 (1534?). He studied under the goldsmith and niellist Francia, and later often signed his work M A. F., F… … Catholic encyclopedia
niello — n. (pl. li ) black alloy used to fill engraved designs on metal; work or object decorated with this; v.i. decorate with this. ♦ niellist, n … Dictionary of difficult words
niello — [nē el′ō] n. pl. nielli [nē el′ē] or niellos [It < VL * nigellum < L nigellus, somewhat black, dark < niger, black] 1. any of a number of alloys of sulfur with silver, lead, copper, etc., characterized by a deep black color and used to… … English World dictionary
