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Damascening is the art of inlaying different metals into one another—typically, gold or silver into a darkly oxidized steel background—to produce intricate patterns similar to niello. The English term comes from a perceived resemblance to the rich tapestry patterns of damask silk .
Damascening, of inlaying different metals into one another Damask , a reversible figured fabric Damascene patterning , a manufacturing process used to pattern copper into microchips
Ding bronze vessel with gold and silver inlay (damascening) from the Warring States period (403–221 BC) of ancient China (c. 300 BC) Egyptian bone plaque of a putto , with wax inlay, 4th century Geometric figure (1537) in wood intarsia by Fra Damiano da Bergamo , Bologna, Italy
The origin of the name "Damascus Steel" is contentious. Islamic scholars al-Kindi (full name Abu Ya'qub ibn Ishaq al-Kindi, circa 800 CE – 873 CE) and al-Biruni (full name Abu al-Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni, circa 973 CE – 1048 CE) both wrote about swords and steel made for swords, based on their surface appearance, geographical location of production or forging, or the name of the ...
damask (textile fabric), damask rose (flower) دمشق dimashq [dimaʃq] (listen ⓘ), city of Damascus.The city name Damascus is very ancient and not Arabic. The damson plum – earlier called also the damask plum and damascene plum – has a word-history in Latin that goes back to the era when Damascus was part of the Roman empire and so it is not from Arabic.
The Thun-Renzenbühl axe (c. 1800 BC), found near Thun and attributed to the Rhône culture, is one of the earliest examples of the use of damascening technique in the world. [8] [9] The gold inlay decoration on the axe may also have a numerical, astronomical meaning. [10]
Eusebio Zuloaga González (15 December 1808 in Madrid – 1898 in Deusto, Bilbao), was a Spanish gunsmith.He is considered the initiator of the art of modern damascening.He was the first Spanish artist who achieved an international reputation, participating in the first international exhibition, The Great Exhibition in London in 1851.
"Pattern-Welding and Damascening of Sword-Blades—Part 1: Pattern-Welding". Studies in Conservation. 5 (1). Taylor & Francis, Ltd. on behalf of the International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works: 25– 37. doi:10.2307/1505063. JSTOR 1505063. Maryon, Herbert (May 1960). "Pattern-Welding and Damascening of Sword-Blades ...