. 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 . . 450. Etruscan Maskin terra-cotta. Fig. 449. II Marzocco, the bronze Lion now in the Bargello at FlorenceBy Donatello (about 1420). Mascaron, Arch. Fr. A mask ; the face of aman or animalemployed as anornamentationfor decoratingthe key-stonesof arches orvaults, or thestones of anarch, &c. (Fig.
. 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 . . 450. Etruscan Maskin terra-cotta. Fig. 449. II Marzocco, the bronze Lion now in the Bargello at FlorenceBy Donatello (about 1420). Mascaron, Arch. Fr. A mask ; the face of aman or animalemployed as anornamentationfor decoratingthe key-stonesof arches orvaults, or thestones of anarch, &c. (Fig. 45°-) Mascle, centrallozenge of adiapered sur-face ; it isdrawn withright or Mazer, O. E. A bowl of maple-wood. The name is applied to similar bowls orgoblets of other woods. The mazers four,My noble fathers loved of yore,are mentioned by Scott in The Lord of theIsles. They were richly ornamented, frequentlywith legends on the rim, such as In the name of the TrinitieFille the kup and drinke to me, and the rim was often covered with silver or gold. Massicot. The name of an ancient pigmentof a dull orange colour. Mastaba, Mastabe, Egyp. An outer chapelattached to Egyptian burial-places ; it was gene-rally a small quadrangular building, the doorof which faced the Ea
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