. 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 . 96 WORDS USED IN. Fig. 207. Royal crest ofEngland. placed on the ridge of roofs. Many monumentsof antiquity have been adorned with terra-cottacrests ; in the Romano-Byzantine architectureexamples occur which are made of stone, whilein Pointed or Renaissance art they were made oflead. Crest,Her. (Lat.
. 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 . 96 WORDS USED IN. Fig. 207. Royal crest ofEngland. placed on the ridge of roofs. Many monumentsof antiquity have been adorned with terra-cottacrests ; in the Romano-Byzantine architectureexamples occur which are made of stone, whilein Pointed or Renaissance art they were made oflead. Crest,Her. (Lat. cris-ta). This word, familiarto us as the name of anornament surmountingthe helmet and the in-signia of a gentleman ofcoat arniour, signifiedin classic times a combterminating in a peakin front of the casquedecorated with horse-hair or plumes. (SeeCRisrA,) Theearliest appearance ofa crest in England ison the second seal ofRichard I. Fig. 207illustrates the mannerin wliich the crest isworn upon the royalcrown of are not worn byladies, excepting by theSovereign. (SeePanache.)Crest-coronet, Crest-wreath, or Orle, coronet or wreath to support a crest. ( and 2C9.) Crest-tiles. Tilesused for covering theridge of a roof. Creta Laevis. Acrayon of permanentcolour for chalkdrawing
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