. 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 . Fig. 344. Device of Car-dinal Richelieu, from theGalerie dOrlcans,Palais Galvanography. (See Electrography, Electrotype.) Gamashes. High boots, buskins, or startups.{Holme, 1688.) Gambeson (Saxon watnbe, the belly). Aquilted tunic, stuffed with wool. It answeredthe purpose of defensive armour,
. 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 . Fig. 344. Device of Car-dinal Richelieu, from theGalerie dOrlcans,Palais Galvanography. (See Electrography, Electrotype.) Gamashes. High boots, buskins, or startups.{Holme, 1688.) Gambeson (Saxon watnbe, the belly). Aquilted tunic, stuffed with wool. It answeredthe purpose of defensive armour, and was subse-quently called a pourfioiiit. Gimbogs. A gum resni of a forest tiee calledGarcinia Cambogia, generally imported incylindrical rolls. It forms a beautiful yellow pig-ment, used for water-colour ; it is used to stainwood in imitation of box, and the tinctureenters into the composition of the gold-colouredvarnish for lacquering brass; it also gives abeautiful and durable stain to marble. {E. B.) Gamelion. The seventh month of the ancientAthenian year, corresponding to our was so called because it was a favouriteseason for marriages (yaurj). Fig. 345. Garde de Bras.
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