. 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 . part deliveredto the lender, and the other, called the Stock,preserved in the Tally-office in the the name Stocks for the Governmentsecurities. After the disuse of the tallies in 1782the old ones were used for firing in the Housesof Parliament, and caused their destruction in1834. Talm
. 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 . part deliveredto the lender, and the other, called the Stock,preserved in the Tally-office in the the name Stocks for the Governmentsecurities. After the disuse of the tallies in 1782the old ones were used for firing in the Housesof Parliament, and caused their destruction in1834. Talmud (Chaldean, lit. instruction,) consistsof two parts, the MiSHNA and Gemara ; andcontains the whole body of Hebrew law andtraditions. Talus, (i) R. The game of knuckle-bones.(See Astragalus.) (2) Arch. The slopingpart of a work, a term in fortification. Talvace, O. E. A shield or buckler, circularand projecting. Talvas, O. E. An oblong woodc-n shield, 14thcentury. Tambour, Fr. A small drum. Rich em-broidery work done on a drum-shaped frame. Tamboura. An ancient musical instrument ofthe lute or guitar kind. The Hindoos representGanesa, the god of wisdom, as a man with thehead of an elephant, holding a tamboura in hishands. Tambourine. A small drum with only oneskin, played on by the FS- 640 Flemish lunkard, silver gilt 17th century. Tamine, Taminy, Tammy (Fr. tamis, a sieve).A thin woollen textile, highly glazed. Tampion. (See Tompion.) Tang-fish. Seals are so called in the Shet-lands. Tankard. (Norman Fr. Tankar.) A drinking-jug with a cover. The name is said to be com-pounded of ctaiii, tin, and ijjiartc, a quart mea-sure. The Flemish had tankards of wood, withpegs down the sides, to measure the quantitydrunk. (See Figs. 615 and 645.) (See PoKAL.) Tapestry. The introduction of tapestry pro-perly so called dates from the 12th century,\\ hen it began to rival the more ancient embroi-dered stuffs called Sarrazinois carpets. Tapestryis woven on looms, i. e. on a tuarp roll
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