. 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 . ho had averted the peril withwhich Haman threatened the Jews ; they wereso called because the favourite of Ahasuerus wasto have decimated the Jews by casting lots tosee who should be put to death. Purple, Gen. An insignia of authority per-taining to certain magistrates who wore purplerobes or bands of
. 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 . ho had averted the peril withwhich Haman threatened the Jews ; they wereso called because the favourite of Ahasuerus wasto have decimated the Jews by casting lots tosee who should be put to death. Purple, Gen. An insignia of authority per-taining to certain magistrates who wore purplerobes or bands of purple on their attire. Therewere two kinds of purple, the amethyst andthe Tyrian ; the former was a deep violet, andobtained from a shell-fish {niiirex tnciiathts);the Tyrian was more brilliant and had a reddertinge; it was obtained from the viui-ex bran-daris. Purple is red graduated with blue, the redpredominating; red with black makes purple-black. Purple pigments are viadder purple,violet mars, burnt carmine (for water-colours). Purple Lakes and Gree7i Lakes are made bymixing lakes with blue pigments. (SeeYellow Lake.)Purple Madder. (See Madder.)Purple-wood. A beautiful deep-colouredBrazilian wood, used for marquetry and inlaid-work, but principally for the ramrods of Fig. 566. Puteus. Manhole of an Aqueduct. Purpure, Her. Purple. Purree, Hind. A bright golden-yellow pig-ment prepared from camels dung. (See IndianYellow.) Pursuivants. The lowest order of officers inHeralds College; of whom there are four,called respectively Rouge , Rouge Dragon,Blue Mantle, and Portcullis. In the Middle ART AND ARCHEOLOGY. 269 Ages these officers were attached to the house-holds of the nobiUty, and bore titles generallytaken from the armorial insignia of their lords. Puteal, R. A place struck by hghtning, andthus rendered sacred; in order to keep it fromthe tread of profane feet, it was surrounded by alow wall similar to that which protected a well{puttiis); whence t
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