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  2. Intarsia - Wikipedia

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    Today intarsia can be made from purchased patterns. To make intarsia from a pattern, first wood is chosen based on color and grain pattern. Next the pattern is transferred onto the wood and individual pieces are precisely cut out on the band saw or scroll saw. The pieces are then sanded individually or in groups to add depth to the piece.

  3. Madame Defarge - Wikipedia

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    Defarge symbolises several themes. She represents one aspect of the Fates. [2] The Moirai (the Fates as represented in Greek mythology) used yarn to measure out the life of a man, and cut it to end it; Defarge knits, and her knitting secretly encodes the names of people to be killed.

  4. Essay - Wikipedia

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    In English essay first meant "a trial" or "an attempt", and this is still an alternative meaning. The Frenchman Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592) was the first author to describe his work as essays; he used the term to characterize these as "attempts" to put his thoughts into writing. Subsequently, essay has been

  5. List of essayists - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of essayists—people notable for their essay-writing. Note: Birthplaces (as listed) do not always indicate nationality. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.

  6. Inlay - Wikipedia

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    Intarsia inlay in wood furniture differs from marquetry, a similar technique that largely replaced it in high-style European furniture during the 17th century, [2] in that marquetry is an assembly of veneers applied over the entire surface of an object, whereas inlay consists of small pieces inserted on the bed of cut spaces in the base ...

  7. Intarsia (knitting) - Wikipedia

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    Intarsia is a knitting technique used to create patterns with multiple colours. As with the woodworking technique of the same name, fields of different colours and materials appear to be inlaid in one another, fit together like a jigsaw puzzle.

  8. Herbert Read - Wikipedia

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    Sir Herbert Edward Read, DSO, MC (/ r iː d /; 4 December 1893 – 12 June 1968) was an English art historian, poet, literary critic and philosopher, best known for numerous books on art, which included influential volumes on the role of art in education.

  9. Joseph Addison - Wikipedia

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    Joseph Addison (1 May 1672 – 17 May 1719) was an English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician. He was the eldest son of Lancelot Addison.His name is usually remembered alongside that of his long-standing friend Richard Steele, with whom he founded The Spectator magazine.