. 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- 554- Pent-house Porch. Fg- 555- Ground-plan of a Cupola Porch. Porch, Arch. A structure placed in front ofthe door of a church or other building, and veryvariable in form. In the ancient basilicas the ves-tibule is more commonly called Narthex ().Fig. 554 shows a wooden porch also called apoit
. 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- 554- Pent-house Porch. Fg- 555- Ground-plan of a Cupola Porch. Porch, Arch. A structure placed in front ofthe door of a church or other building, and veryvariable in form. In the ancient basilicas the ves-tibule is more commonly called Narthex ().Fig. 554 shows a wooden porch also called apoit-honse poirh, and Fig. 555 a plan of what iscalled a cupola porch, from the fact that, itsground being circular, it is surmounted by a dome. Porcupine (^r^ epic). Hereditary device. Fig, 556. Porcupine. Device of Louis XII. of the Valois family. The Order of the Por-cupine was instituted in 1397 by Louis, Dukeof Orleans, and abolislied by Louis XIL, whoretained tlie badge (Fig. 556), anilliad his cannonmarked with a porcupine. In numismatics hisgolden ecus au pore epic are rare and highlyvalued. Porcupine-wood. The ornamental wood ofa palm, the markings of which in the horizontalsection resemble porcupine ijuills. Porphyry. A hard stone much used inEgyptian sculpture, and for sarcophagi. It wasof a fine red colour, passing into purple andgreen, and susceptible of a fine polish. (Seealso Rosso Antico.) Porporino, It. A yellow powder substitutedfor gold by media:val artists. It was com-pounded of quicksilver, sulphur, and tin.
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