. 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- 457- 06 of the carved Metopes of the Parthenon,representing the War of the Centaurs and the Lapithas. Metope, Arch. (/uer-oTrTj, i. e. the space be-tween the dirai). A kind of panel betweenthe triglyphs in the Doric frieze (Fig. 458) ;. Fig. 458 (Doric). in some Greek examples quite plain, in othe
. 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- 457- 06 of the carved Metopes of the Parthenon,representing the War of the Centaurs and the Lapithas. Metope, Arch. (/uer-oTrTj, i. e. the space be-tween the dirai). A kind of panel betweenthe triglyphs in the Doric frieze (Fig. 458) ;. Fig. 458 (Doric). in some Greek examples quite plain, in othersornamented with sculpture. The metopes ofthe Parthenon in the British Museum are carvedwith representations of the war of the Centaursand Lapitha?. (Fig. 457.) (See Elgin Mar-bles.) In Roman buildings the metopes areusually carved, and are exact squares ; but inthe Greek Doric this was not necessary. Metreta, Gr. (^erpTjTT/s, i. e. measurer). Theunit in the Greek measures of capacity ; it heldtwo cotylcr, or about eight gallons. Meurtriere, O. E. A black knot, thatunties and ties the curies of the hair. {LadiesDid., 1694.) Mews, O. E. Originally a courtyard for mewing ( moulting) hawks. Mexican Architecture. The principal monu- p ments of tlic valley of Mexico aresituated in a small tract in the cen-tre of the table-land of consist of pyramidal temples{icocallis) formed in terraces, withflat tops, and always surmountedby a chamber or cell, which is thetemple itself. In Yucatan thereare more architectural
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