. 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 . 3 represents a Pompeianfountain known as the Fountain of Abundance, Font, Chr. The vessel which contains theconsecrated water used in the administration ofbaptism, by sprinkling or aspersion (Fig. 324),introduced in lieu of the original niodc ofimmersion (Fig. 325). (Compare Piscina.) Fontange, Fr. A
. 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 . 3 represents a Pompeianfountain known as the Fountain of Abundance, Font, Chr. The vessel which contains theconsecrated water used in the administration ofbaptism, by sprinkling or aspersion (Fig. 324),introduced in lieu of the original niodc ofimmersion (Fig. 325). (Compare Piscina.) Fontange, Fr. A modish head-dress,deriving its name from Mademoiselle de Fon-tange, a lady of the court of Louis XIV.,who invented it. (Fig. 326.) Font-clotb,O. E. (I) Thehanging withwhich the fontwas ornamented.(2) The Chris-male (). Fools. InChurch architec-ture and decora-tion, grotesquefigures of menwith fools capand bells arefrequently seenimder the seatsof c h o i r-stallsand miserereseats. (See the article Obscgena.) Foolscap. A fools cap was the device of theItalian society called the Granelleschi, formedat Venice in 1740 to oppose the corruption ofthe Italian language. A sheet of foolscap paperis 17 in. by 134 in. Forceps. Tongs or pincers, the attributes ofsome of the martyrs. (See Forfex.). \\V w^^Vs Fig. 324. Baptismal font(Romano-Byzantine).
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