{"product_id":"tablero-de-ajedrez-de-taracea-damasco","title":"Damascus Wooden Inlay Chess","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis chess set is handcrafted in Damascus, the traditional home of marquetry and the birthplace of this artisanal craft. The quintessential strategy game is adorned with marquetry to bring a unique decorative style to your rooms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e* Made of wood and marquetry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e* Available in 2 sizes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e* Made in Damascus.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDIMENSIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eMedium:\u003c\/span\u003e 30cm long, 15cm wide, 5cm thick. Board 30x30cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eBig:\u003c\/span\u003e 40cm long, 20cm wide, 7cm thick. Board 40x40cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e* The board \u003cstrong\u003eYEAH\u003c\/strong\u003e It includes the chess pieces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e- \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT MARBLE OF DAMASCUS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarquetry is a craft technique applied to the covering of floors, walls, furniture, sculptures, and artistic objects. The work involves using pieces cut from different materials (stone, marble, wood, metals, etc.), which are fitted together onto a surface to create the decorative design. It is an inlay technique. The contrast between the pieces depends on the color and characteristics of the material used.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn marquetry, the base layer between each inlaid piece is not visible, as it is in mosaic. The material to be inlaid is cut into the shape of the design, placed on the surface or support, and the outline is drawn. Once the design is transferred to the support, it is slightly hollowed out, leaving a space where the marquetry will be inlaid; then the entire surface is smoothed and leveled.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere are records of marquetry work dating back to the Sumerian period in Mesopotamia (3000 BC) and the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in China. It spread throughout Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey) and was later adopted by the Romans upon their contact with the Hellenistic world. They called this art incrustatio or loricatito. Pliny the Elder provides an extensive description of this technique in his work Natural History. He refers to the pieces used for inlays as crustae. The Arabs introduced this technique to Spain; hence, taracea derives from the Arabic word Tar'sia, meaning inlay.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Decoración Alcazaba","offers":[{"title":"30x30 board","offer_id":29598553571373,"sku":"ajedrezdamasco-01b","price":39.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"40x40 board","offer_id":29598553636909,"sku":"ajedrezdamasco-01c","price":55.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0248\/2674\/0781\/files\/ajedrez-de-taracea-damasco-en-madera-decoracion-alcazaba-1.jpg?v=1710670423","url":"https:\/\/decoracionalcazaba.uk\/products\/inlaid-damascus-chessboard","provider":"Decoración Alcazaba","version":"1.0","type":"link"}