. 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 . Fig. 444. Marquetry. represented. Colours are occasionally stainedon the wood. Ivory and ebony are the favouritematerials. In England, it is an art importedfrom Holland in the reign of William andMary. The older designs on Dutch marquetryrepresent tulips and other flowers, foliage, birds,&c., all in g
. 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 . Fig. 444. Marquetry. represented. Colours are occasionally stainedon the wood. Ivory and ebony are the favouritematerials. In England, it is an art importedfrom Holland in the reign of William andMary. The older designs on Dutch marquetryrepresent tulips and other flowers, foliage, birds,&c., all in gay colours, generally the self coloursof the wood used. Sometimes the eyes andother salient points are in ivory and mother-of-pearl. (Compare Boule. Certosina Work,, Musivum Opus, Reisher-WOKK, &c.) Marra, R. A kind of hoe with indentedteeth, used for tearing up weeds. (Fig. 445.) Mars Brown. A brown pigment. Mars (Beds, &c.). Calcined earths of whichthe brightness of the redness is regulated by theduration of the Fig. 445. Marra. Marseilles Faience. This ancient city hasat all times been celebrated in the ceramic 446 gives a representative specimen ofmodern polychrome work, decorated withflowers easily recognized by the dispositionof their long stalks. These flowers are, in
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