Definition of Nielli

1. niello [n] - See also: niello

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nielli

nidus
nidus avis
nidus hirundinis
niduses
nie
niece
niece-in-law
nieceless
nieces
nieces-in-law
nied
niedermayrite
niedermayrites
nief
niefs
nielli (current term)
niellist
niellists
niello
nielloed
nielloing
niellos
nielsbohrium
nierembergia
nierite
nies
nieve
nieveful
nievefuls
nieves

Literary usage of Nielli

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the British Archaeological Association by British Archaeological Association (1863)
"ON ANCIENT nielli. ... up to the present hour many seem ignorant of the existence of ancient nielli, though fully cognizant of the delicate productions of ..."

2. Introduction to a Catalogue of the Early Italian Prints in the British Museum by Richard Fisher (1886)
"nielli. MODERN IMITATIONS, FABRICATED AT VENICE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. MONGST the prints described by Duchesne as taken from niello plates, ..."

3. The Wonders of Engraving by Georges Duplessis (1871)
"Engravers on Wood—nielli—Copperplate Engraving at Florence, in the Northern Cities, at Milan, Parma, Bologna, and Rome. THE history of engraving in Italy ..."

4. Catalogue of Early Prints in the British Museum by William Hughes Willshire (1883)
"DIVISION F. IMPRESSIONS FROM nielli AND ALLIED PLATES. ... Nevertheless, the earliest notices of and remains of nielli which have come down to us are not of ..."

5. The Print Collector: An Introduction to the Knowledge Necessary for Forming by Joseph Maberly (1844)
"... original ancient impression from one of these nielli, by whatever artist, and it is not frequently possible to appropriate them, appears, certainly, ..."

6. Engraving: Its Origin, Processes, and History by Henri Delaborde, William Walker (1886)
"THE nielli OF THE FLORENTINE GOLDSMITHS. PRINTS BY THE ITALIAN AND GERMAN PAINTER-ENGRAVERS OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY WE have seen that Gutenberg's permanent ..."

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