. 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 . pse. Ovals in win-dows, arches, and other parts of architecturee.^ist, but are rare. Ovatio. ,A lesser triumph distinguished fromTriumphus. The general entered the city onfoot, and dressed in the toga prajtexta of a magis-trate, attended only by musicians, and knightsand plebeians ; and the sacrifice b
. 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 . pse. Ovals in win-dows, arches, and other parts of architecturee.^ist, but are rare. Ovatio. ,A lesser triumph distinguished fromTriumphus. The general entered the city onfoot, and dressed in the toga prajtexta of a magis-trate, attended only by musicians, and knightsand plebeians ; and the sacrifice by which theceremony concluded was a sheep (ovis) instead ofa bull ; hence the word ovation. Overstory, Arch. The Clerestory. Overture (Fr. ouvertnre, an opening; ). Instrumental music preceding anopera, &c. ftvile, R. Literally, a sheep-fold, and thencean enclosure in the Campus Martius in which each centun, assembled before proceeding toplace its votes {tabell(e) in the urn (eista). Itwas divided into compartments approachedthrough narrow piassages cMcdpontes entering, the citizens received their voting-tablets {tabclhe), and \\hen they had consultedwithin the enclosure, they passed out by anotherpons, at which they threw their votes into thechest (cista).. Fig. 513. Ovolo or Quarter-round. Ovolo, Arch, (from the Latin ovum), (i) Aconvex moulding showing tiie quarter of a circle,
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