. 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 . A.] Acketon, Fr. A quilted leatliern jacket,wornunder the armour, introduced from the East bythe Crusaders. Aclis or Aclyx, R. A sort of harpoon, con- ART AND sisting of ,1 thick short stock set with This massive weapon was chiefly euiployed byforeign nations, but not by tlie R
. 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 . A.] Acketon, Fr. A quilted leatliern jacket,wornunder the armour, introduced from the East bythe Crusaders. Aclis or Aclyx, R. A sort of harpoon, con- ART AND sisting of ,1 thick short stock set with This massive weapon was chiefly euiployed byforeign nations, but not by tlie Ronians. It waslaunched against the enemy, and drawn back bymeans of a cord to which it was attached, to belaunched a second time. This weapon bearssome resemblance to a particular kind of angon(or tritlent). (See AxGONES.) Acoustic Vases, R. (Gr. ohouo-Tih-is, pertainingto the sense of hearing). Vases of eartlienwareor more often of bronze, which, in the theatresof antiquity, served the purpose of strengtheningthe voices of the actors. Vases of tliis kindwould also seem to have been employed for thesame purpose during the middle ages, for thearchitect Oberlin, when repairing the vault ofthe choir, in the ancient church of the Domini-cans at Strasburg, discovered some acoustic Fig. 7. Acratophorum, Roman. Acratophorrm, Gr. and R. {;p6pos,holding unmixed wine). A table vessel forholding pure wine, while the ciater (Kparrlp), onthe other hand, contained wine mixed withwater. These vessels were often dedicated toBacchus. They were made in earthenware andmetal, but those that were dedicated to the godswere of gold and silver, and hatl their placeamong the treasures of the temples. Fig, 7 repre-sents a^ilvcr acratophorum found at llildcshcim. Acrdith, Gr. {aKpou, end, and \i6oi stone).A statue covered with garments which in manycases were gilded. The extremities of thesestatues were of marble or stone— whence theirname—more rarely of gold and ivory. TheMin
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