intarsia

As nouns the difference between intarsia and marquetry

is that intarsia is a decorative form of Italian wood inlaying while marquetry is a decorative technique in which veneers of wood, ivory, metal etc. are inlaid into a wood surface to form intricate designs.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and intarsia

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while intarsia is a decorative form of italian wood inlaying.