. 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 . ctor. An instrument for laying downand measuring angles upon paper. Protypum, Gr. and R. (TrpJ-ruTro*). A model, first model or mould for making any object inclay, sucli as Prussian Blue. A valuable pigment of agreenish-blue colour, of great body, trans-parency, and permanency ; a mixture o
. 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 . ctor. An instrument for laying downand measuring angles upon paper. Protypum, Gr. and R. (TrpJ-ruTro*). A model, first model or mould for making any object inclay, sucli as Prussian Blue. A valuable pigment of agreenish-blue colour, of great body, trans-parency, and permanency ; a mixture of prus-siate of potash and rust, or oxide of iron. (SeeCyano(;en.) Prussian Brown. A deep-brown pigment,more permanent tlian madder. Psaltery. A stringed instrument or kind oflyre of an oblong square shape, played with arather large plectrum. Pschent, Egyp. The head-dress of theancient kings of Egypt, which should properlybe called sk/ient, since the / only represents thearticle t/w. This head-dress is the emblem ofsupreme power, the symbol of dominion overthe south and north. It is a diadem composedof the united crowns of the Upper and LowerEgypts. Psephus, Gr. {■^ri(pos). A round stone usedby the Athenian voters to record their votes. Pseudisodomum {opus). (See Opus Pseudi- SODOMUM.). Fig. 564. Ground plan of a Pseuilodipteral Temple. Pseudodipteros, Gr. and R. {^iv^o-^nmpos).A building or temple which presents the ap-pearance of being surrounded by a doublecolonnade, though it possesses only a singleone, which is separated from the walls of the cella,as in the dipteral arrangement. (Fig. 564.) Pseudoperipteros, Gr. and R. (il-euSo-TrepiirTe-por). A building or temple which presents theappearance of being surrounded by a colonnade,although in reality it does not possess one, thecolumns being embedded in the walls of the cella.(See Peripteros, under which an example ofthis kind of temple is given.) Pseudothyrum, Gr. and R. (\iiv^6-dvpov).Literally, a false door, and thence a
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