. 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 . fashion vanished to reappear in thehoop of the 18th century. The engraving givesan example of a moderate farthingale. (Fig. 304.) Fartura, R. [farcio, to stuff). The act offattening poultry; and thence applied to a kindof structure, the centre of which was filled withrubble. Fasces. (See Fascis.) Fasci
. 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 . fashion vanished to reappear in thehoop of the 18th century. The engraving givesan example of a moderate farthingale. (Fig. 304.) Fartura, R. [farcio, to stuff). The act offattening poultry; and thence applied to a kindof structure, the centre of which was filled withrubble. Fasces. (See Fascis.) Fascia, R. Any strip of cloth used for a bandage; such as (l) the swathes (Gr. crnap-yavov) in which newly-born children werewrapped ; (2) a white band, or for women, apurple, worn as a diadem (DIADEMa) ; (3)\f. pedoralis) a bandage worn by youngRoman girls to prevent excessive developmentof the breast; (4) (/! cruralis) a bandagewound closely round the leg from the ankle tothe knee, &c.; these were adopted in Europe inthe Middle Ages; (5) (/. pedulis, Gr. irolilov)a sock ; (6) see Zona. (7) In architecturethe term fascia or facia is applied to three fiatparallel ba)ids of stone, introduced to break themonotony of architraves, more especially of theIonic, Corinthian, and Composite Fig. 305. Roman lictor carrying the fasces. ART AND ARCHEOLOGY. 137 Fasciculus, R. (diniin. o( /asas). A smallbundle, or luiniber of objects tied up into smallbundles. Fascina (/asdm/m = fascination). Amuletsworn to avert the evil eye. Nescio quisteneros oculus mihi fascinat agnos. {Virs^il.) Fasciola (dimin. o{fascia). A small bandage.(See Fascia.) Fascis, R. A bundle ; a small packet ; asmall faggot of wooil, or fascine. In the pluralfasiYS denoted the bundle of rods, with an axein the middle, carried by the lictors before cer-tain of the Roman magistrates. (Sec Fig. 305.)Fasas laiircati were the fasces crowned withlaurel leaves, which were carried before a vic-torious general; fasces vcrsi, the
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