. The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary and Greek lexicon; forming a glossary of all the words representing visible objects connected with the arts, manufactures, and every-day life of the Greeks and Romans, with representations of nearly two thousand objects from the antique. at Padua, which, according to thetradition there preserved, is believedto contain the remains of St. A mere rope coated with wax CANDELABRUM. 107 to preserve it from decay. Liv. CANDELABRUM. A contri-vance devised for the purpose ofsupporting a light in a position suffi-ciently elevated above t
. The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary and Greek lexicon; forming a glossary of all the words representing visible objects connected with the arts, manufactures, and every-day life of the Greeks and Romans, with representations of nearly two thousand objects from the antique. at Padua, which, according to thetradition there preserved, is believedto contain the remains of St. A mere rope coated with wax CANDELABRUM. 107 to preserve it from decay. Liv. CANDELABRUM. A contri-vance devised for the purpose ofsupporting a light in a position suffi-ciently elevated above the ground todistribute the rays to a convenientdistance around it. Of these theancients had in use several kinds, viz. 1. (Xvxvovxos). A candle-stickfor holding tapers or candles of wax. and tallow. These were either madelike our own, with a socket andnozzle into which the end of thecandle was inserted (Varro, Sat hi. 4. Festus, s. v.) ;or with a sharp point at the end,like those so commonly seen in thechurches of Italy, upon which thebottom of the candle was stuck.(Serv. ad Virg. JEn. i. 727.) An ex-ample of the former kind is given inthe illustration, from an original foundat Pompeii; and an engraved gemof the Worsley Museum affords aspecimen of the last sort, in whichthe sharp point is seen projectingfrom the top. 2. (Xvxvovxos). A portable lamp-stand, upon which an oil-lamp wasplaced. These weresometimes made of wood(Pet. Sat 95. 6.), butmostly of metal ( ii. 4. 26), andwere either intended tobe placed upon some other piece offurniture, like the annexed example,which represents a bronze lamp andstand found at Pompeii, of the kindtermed humile (Quint. Inst. vi. 3.
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