. 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 . lleschi of Venice, Infiam-mati of Padua, Infocati, Insensati of Perugia,Intronati of Siena, Lincei of Rome, Occulti,Offuscati, Ostinati, Rinovati, Sonnachiosi ofBologna, Trasformati of Milan, Travagliati,Unanimi. Their devices are described underthe respective headings. Acaena, Or. {aKainri), a measur
. 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 . lleschi of Venice, Infiam-mati of Padua, Infocati, Insensati of Perugia,Intronati of Siena, Lincei of Rome, Occulti,Offuscati, Ostinati, Rinovati, Sonnachiosi ofBologna, Trasformati of Milan, Travagliati,Unanimi. Their devices are described underthe respective headings. Acaena, Or. {aKainri), a measuring-rod ; tenGreek feet in length. Acantbus, Gr. and R. (a«?;, a point, and avdos, a flower). A plant, the ornamentalfoliage of which has been largely employed asan architectural decoration by different acanthus has been applied to the orna-mentation of friezes, cornices, modillions, andvarious other mem-bers of architecture,but in especial tothe decoration of mo-dillions (projectingbrackets) (Fig. 4) andof Corinthian andcomposite are severalvarieties of the acan-thus ; those most inuse are the cultivatedacanthus, or Brank-ursine {Acanthus mollis), and the spring acan-thus {Acanthus spiiiosa), the foliage of which ismuch less beautiful, and furnished with small. Fig. 4. Architecturalacanthus.
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