. 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 . s), R. {all>-its, white). Awhite coating orkind of stuccowith which brickwalls were co-vered after aprevious applica-tion of ordinarycement. Thisstucco, whichwas also calledsimply aibarhim,was made by a mixture of chalk, plaster, andwhite marble. Albalista, Arbalest. A , (a/liis, whit
. 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 . s), R. {all>-its, white). Awhite coating orkind of stuccowith which brickwalls were co-vered after aprevious applica-tion of ordinarycement. Thisstucco, whichwas also calledsimply aibarhim,was made by a mixture of chalk, plaster, andwhite marble. Albalista, Arbalest. A , (a/liis, white). An ancient eccle-siastical vestment, common in old brasses. Itwas a long white linen gown, reaching to thefeet, and secured by a girdle. The surplice is anfl//;^ with wider sleeves. (Fig. 13.)Alberk, for Hauberk. A , Gr. and R. {albus, white). A spaceon the surface of a wall covered with whiteplaster, upon which were written advertisementsor public announcements. By analogy the termwas used to denote any kind of white tabletsbearing an inscription, such as edicts, decrees,&c. These tablets were very numerous ; therewere the allnivi poniijicis, pra-toJis, ccntiiria;decuriomim, jiidtatm, senatoritm, &, Arab. In armoTir, a pottery (.See DEN^;^.). Fig. 13. Albe. Alcove. A niche or recess in a room. Aldobrandini, Marriage, R. A celebratedfresco from the gardens of Mecsnas, discoveredat Rome near the church of Santa Maria Mag-giore, whence it was conveyed to the villaAldobrandini, and afterwards sold to the Bor-ghese family. This painting which indisputablydates from the reign of Augustus, consists of agroup of ten figures, representing, according tosome, the marriage of Peleus and Thetis ; andcording to others, that of Manlius and Julia.
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