. 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 . and others, one extremely thin. Imperial. Anything adapted by its excel-lence for royal uses, or distinguished in size, isgenerally so called, (i) O. E. A sort of pre-cious silk, wrought partly with gold, used byroyalty and for ecclesiastical purposes, broughtto England from Greece in the 12th century.
. 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 . and others, one extremely thin. Imperial. Anything adapted by its excel-lence for royal uses, or distinguished in size, isgenerally so called, (i) O. E. A sort of pre-cious silk, wrought partly with gold, used byroyalty and for ecclesiastical purposes, broughtto England from Greece in the 12th century.(2) The largest kind of slate for (3)Paper 27 inches by 23. (4) Sp. The roof of acoach ; hence, in English, a trunk made to fit thetop of a carriage. (5) Russian. A gold coin of10 silver roubles. Impluviata, R. A cloak of square shapeand brown in colour, worn as a protection againstrain. Impluvium, R. (i) A cistern on the floor ofthe atrium in a Roman house, into which the rain was conducted. (2) The aperture in theroof of the atrium. (See DoMUS.) Impost, Arch. The horizontal mouldings ona pillar, from which an arch is projected. In antis. Arch. A name given to thosetemples, the pronaos or entrance porch otwhich was formed by two antas or pilasters,and two columns. (See Antte.). fiS- 395- Device of Philip and Mary. Arms of Tudor andAragou Impaled (Rayonnant). Inauguratio, R. Generally the term ap-plies to the ceremony by which the sanctionof the gods was invoked upon any decree ofman, such as the admission of a new memberinto a corporation or college, or the choice ofthe site of a theatre, city, or temple, &c. Inaures, R. {auris, the ear; Gr. enotion).Earrings. Among the Greeks and Romansthey were worn only by women. (See Ear-rings.) Incensed, Inflamed, Her. On fire. (See FOCULUS.) Incisura, R. (incido, to cut). Hatchingsmade by means of a brush. Incitega, R. A kind of tripod or stand forvessels rounded or pointed at the bottom. Incle, Inkle. A sort of tape used as at
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