. 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 . fountains,plantations, andornamental edi-fices by Peisis-tratus, Pericles,and Aristotledelivered hislectures, as hezvalkcd abontwith his follow-ers, hence called■■ , Lychnuchus,R. {Kvx^os, Aux^oOxos).The former of these terms is of by far the mostfrequent occurrence. I
. 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 . fountains,plantations, andornamental edi-fices by Peisis-tratus, Pericles,and Aristotledelivered hislectures, as hezvalkcd abontwith his follow-ers, hence called■■ , Lychnuchus,R. {Kvx^os, Aux^oOxos).The former of these terms is of by far the mostfrequent occurrence. It denotes a kind of lanternor candlestick made to support oil lamps {Incer-jtcc). Fig. 436 represents a lychnus supportingthree htcerna. Lydian. Of music, soft and slow; generallyeffeminate. Lydian Stone {Lydius lapis or Heracliuslapis) was a kind of flinty slate used by theancients as a touchstone for the trial of gold andsilver. Lymphad, Her. An ancient galley, thefeudal ensign of the house of Lorn, and assuch quartered by the Dukes of is borne also by thePrince of Wales as Lordof the Isles. (Fig. 437.)Lynx Sapphire. A la-pidaiys term for dark-grey or greenish-blue va-rieties of the sapphire. Lyon King at Scotch Herald, LordFig. 437. LymphaJ. Lyon. The regalia of. Fig. 436. Ljchnus.
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