The Italian inlaying of wood, usually light upon dark, common in the 15th century. The patterns were usually Renaissancescrollwork and arabesques, but also curious pictures withperspective effects were introduced into the larger panels. An imitation of the inlay was very commonly made by painting, as in the celebrated cupboards of S. Maria delle Grazie at Milan, known as Lo Scaffale, which have been well reproduced in a bookbearing the same title. (Jones, 1992)
