. 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 . ress, or Bowed, Her. Plaving a convex contour. Bower or Bowre, O. E. The Anglo-Saxonname for a bed-chamber, ^bhd in bwe — alady in her chamber. The bed-chambers wereseparate buildings grouped round or near thecentral hall. Up then rose fair Annets father, Twa hours or it wer day, And h
. 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 . ress, or Bowed, Her. Plaving a convex contour. Bower or Bowre, O. E. The Anglo-Saxonname for a bed-chamber, ^bhd in bwe — alady in her chamber. The bed-chambers wereseparate buildings grouped round or near thecentral hall. Up then rose fair Annets father, Twa hours or it wer day, And he is gane into the b<ivcr Wherein fair Annet lay. (Percy Ballads.) Bowls of metal, generally bronze or copper,found in early Anglo-Saxon barroius or graves,are probably of Roman workmanship. Somebeautiful buckets (A. S. biicas) were made ofwood, generally of ash, whence they hadanother name ascen. They are ornamentedwith designs, and figures of animals, and wereprobably used at festivities to contain ale or mead. Bowtell or Boutell, Arch. (See Bottle.) Brabeum, Brabium, or Bravium, Gr. (j3pa-^36101, from ;8pa;8eus, judge). Three terms denotingthe prize assigned to the victor in the public games. Braccae, Bracse, or Bragae (Celtic breac).Trousers worn principally by barbarous
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