. 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 . much used by the Romans, consisting of geo-metric figures, atid generally of only two kindsof tessera, red and black on a white ground. (SeeMusivuM Opus.) Opus Araneum (spider-work). A kind ofembroidery, Ijlh century; modern guipuredari. Opus Consutum. Applique work in embroi-deiy. (See Applique.) Opus
. 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 . much used by the Romans, consisting of geo-metric figures, atid generally of only two kindsof tessera, red and black on a white ground. (SeeMusivuM Opus.) Opus Araneum (spider-work). A kind ofembroidery, Ijlh century; modern guipuredari. Opus Consutum. Applique work in embroi-deiy. (See Applique.) Opus Filatorium. A kind of embroidery,14th century ; mmlern filet brode. Opus Greecum, R. Inlaid pavement. (SeeMusivuM Opus.) Opus Incertum, R. A Roman method ofIniilding ; the construction of walls of very smallrough stones, not laid in courses, but held toge-ther by the Fig. 504. Pseiidisodomum opus, with a course of opusinsertum. Opus Insertum, R. A Roman method ofbuilding, of courses of flat tiles, the most durableof all. Such courses were also introduced inthe other kinds of stone and brick walls, inwhich they served, as bond-courses, and alsokept the damp from rising from the ground.
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