Pecunia fleur10/31/2022 In general a rectangular slab of stone, marble, Abaculi were employedįor the inlaid-work of pavements, or the incrustationsĪbacus, Gr. Vitreous composition made to imitate stone or Verify and amplify the condensed information that this work supplies.Ībaculus, Gr. The appended list of Classified Catalogues which have been preparedīy direction of the authorities of the South Kensington Museum, will have theĪdditional use of referring the reader to the fountain-head at which he can Is not a convenient vehicle for theory or invention. Previous writer on the subject, and it is evident that a Dictionary of Reference Obviously the substance of every statement in the work is borrowed from some To include, that the only raison d’être of this work is the very much wider andĭifferent ground that it covers, and the greater condensation of its definitions. Ground than this, is so thorough and accurate in dealing with all that it professes Would have been in danger of omission, if I had not had before me Mr.įairholt’s admirable Dictionary of Art Terms, which, occupying a more restricted Necessary to state, that many words essential to the completeness of the work Birdwood’s Handbooks have been a most useful guide. Ordinary use in art, have been sought out and inserted: in the first-mentioned Require fuller definitions upon this subject, which would of itself fill ten suchĪ few Indian, Chinese, and Japanese Terms, which have come into Smith and Rich must be referred to by those who The Greek and Roman Antiquities, which are the principal part of M.īosc’s work, have been in this volume reduced to the smallest possible compass: Modern, Colour, &c., with references to the several authorities referred to. Goldsmiths’ Work, Painters’ Materials and Processes Ancient and Jacquemart’s work to Needlework, Ivories, Musical Instruments, To Pottery, the substance of the articles on this subject being derived from Smith and ProfessorĬheetham, and other authorities to Mediæval Armour, and terms ofĬhivalry, chiefly from Meyrick’s Ancient Armour to Costume from PlanchéĪnd Fairholt to Heraldry from Boutell’s and Mrs. The French original corrected from English writers to Christian Antiquitiesįrom Martigny, and the Dictionary of Dr. Considerable prominence has been given to Architecture, from The whole work, as it now stands, has beenĭrawn from, or carefully corrected by, the best authorities in each of its specialīranches. Bosc’s work has been left standing hisĭefinitions having, in the process of revision under reference to original works,Īlmost entirely disappeared. In the French work, to which about 250 more have been added. Ernest Bosc, architect of Paris, and contains the 450 engravings published This Dictionary was commenced as an amended edition of that writtenīy M. Produced by: Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) Title: An Illustrated Dictionary of Words used in Art and ArchaeologyĮxplaining terms frequently used in works on architecture, arms, bronzes, Christian art, colour, costume, decoration, devices, emblems, heraldry, lace, personal ornaments, pottery, painting, sculpture, &c., with their derivations. #Pecunia fleur license#Of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or onlineĪre not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of theĬountry where you are located before using this eBook. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms Most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and
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