. 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. (aKpov irofiiov) for the figure to rest on,when it was placed in an elevatedposition, or upon a regular base con-structed for the purpose, as in the il-lustration. ACROTERIA (aKpor^pia). Thepedestals placed on the summit andangles of a pediment for the purpose. of supporting statues. (Vitruv. iii. ) They
. 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. (aKpov irofiiov) for the figure to rest on,when it was placed in an elevatedposition, or upon a regular base con-structed for the purpose, as in the il-lustration. ACROTERIA (aKpor^pia). Thepedestals placed on the summit andangles of a pediment for the purpose. of supporting statues. (Vitruv. iii. ) They were frequently madewithout bases or cornices, as in theillustration. ACTUARIOLUM. Diminutive ofActuarius. A small vessel, or openboat, propelled chiefly by oars, never
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