Illustrated Architecture Dictionary

Incrustation / Encrustation

A decorative technique in which a contrasting material is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay

• San Miniato al Monte, Florence, Italy
  
  
• Baptistery of San Giovanni (St. John), Florence, Italy
  
  
• Florence Cathedral (S. Maria del Fiore), Italy
  
  
• Santa Maria Novella Church, Florence, Italy

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