Meanings
nouncaelatura (uncountable)
- obsoleterareuncountableThe art of producing decorative metalwork other than statuary, such as reliefs, intaglios, engravings, and chasing.
A branch of art allied to the cælatura is that of die-sinking and gem-engraving.
1880, Americanized Encyclopedia Britannica, Revised and Amended1 more example
Caelatura (toreuma, τορευτική), however, in its commonest acceptation, is goldsmith's work applied to the decoration of vessels either in intaglio, relief, or the flat.
1898, A Concise Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, page 125
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