. 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. 384. Helmet or Burgonetof the i6th Fig. 385. Sun-dial (Hemi-sphasrium). Hemiolia, Gr. and R. {rjfii-oXla, i. e. one and ahalf). A vessel of iieculiar construction em-ployed especially by Greek pirates. Hemisplieerium, sun-dial in the formof a hemisphere;whence its name. (FiR. 385-) H
. 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. 384. Helmet or Burgonetof the i6th Fig. 385. Sun-dial (Hemi-sphasrium). Hemiolia, Gr. and R. {rjfii-oXla, i. e. one and ahalf). A vessel of iieculiar construction em-ployed especially by Greek pirates. Hemisplieerium, sun-dial in the formof a hemisphere;whence its name. (FiR. 385-) Hemlock, the Co-itiiim tiiaciilatum ofbotanists, was the poi-son used by the an-cient Greeks for thedespatch of state pri-soners. Its effectsare accurately de-scribed in Platos de-scription of the deathof Socrates. Heptagon (,seven, and ydvri, anangle). A sesen-sidedfigure. Hepteris, Gr. and R. (STTT-^pTJs). A ship of war withseven ranks of oars. Hersea. Important Greek festivals, cele-brated in honour of Hera in all the towns ofGreece. Ac Argos, every fifth year, an immensebody of young men in armour formed a pro-cession, preceded by a Hecatomb of oxen, tothe great temple of Hera, between Argos andMyceuDs, where the oxen were slaughtered, andtheir flesh distributed to the citizens. Herald (Germ. Herold). An officer of h
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