. An illustrated dictionary of words used in art and archaeology. Explaining 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 . The ist of August. Lamp, Lantern,or Taper,in Chris-tian art, was anemblem of piety ;an attribute of (See Lu-cerna, Lych-Nus, Lantern.)Lampadephoria,Gr. (torch-bear-ing). A gamecommon through-out Greece, inwhich the com-petitors raced,either on foot orhorseback, sixstadia (about three-quarter
. An illustrated dictionary of words used in art and archaeology. Explaining 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 . The ist of August. Lamp, Lantern,or Taper,in Chris-tian art, was anemblem of piety ;an attribute of (See Lu-cerna, Lych-Nus, Lantern.)Lampadephoria,Gr. (torch-bear-ing). A gamecommon through-out Greece, inwhich the com-petitors raced,either on foot orhorseback, sixstadia (about three-quarters ofa mile), carryinglamps preparedfor the purpose.(See Lampas.) Lampas, A generalterm denotinganything whichshines or affordslight ; a torch, alain]), and espe-cially a link. Theword was frequently used for lampadephoria, thetoreh-race. Lamp-black. A soot used as a is very ojiaque, and dries slowly in oil. It isalso the basis of all printing and lithographicinks. Lance. In Christian art, the attribute of , in allusion to the method of hismartyrdom. (See AMENTUM, Lancea, Hasta.)A shivered lance with the motto Lacrymai hinc,hinc dolor, was a device adopted by Catherinede Medicis after the fatal accident to her hus-band, Henry II., in a tournament. (Fig. 416.). Fig. 415. Roman Lamp. ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY. 189
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