From the French cloison meaning "partition" or "compartment." An elegant style of book cover produced by Italian and Greek craftsmen of the 11th century in which an ornamental desi [..]

This technique dates back to the Byzantine Empire. It is a multi-step process requiring skill, dexterity and patience.

(French: partitioned) A technique dating from the 6th century AD, in which the various colours are separated by metal wire or strips soldered to the plaque.

Cloisonné is a type of enamelwork that incorporates thin metal strips soldered onto a metal plate in a specific pattern or motif. The outlined design is filled with enamel paste and fired, creating a colorful decorative design.

(French) – Occasionally called ‘cell enamelling.’ The technique of decoration by enamelling in which a design is outlined on a metal plate with bent wire or metal strips of rectangular-section wire th [..]

A process involving the affixing wires to a metal surface to form a design, and then filling those areas with different colored enamels.

A type of enamelling in which compartments separated by thin strips of metal are filled with powdered glass prior to firing.