. 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. 104. Gold Brocade State or Ducal costume of theDogeressa of Venice. sisted principally of an ample robe of the finestgold brocade, lined with ermine. (Figs. 88, 104.) Broella. Coarse cloth worn by monks in theMiddle Ages. Bromias, Gr. A drinking-vessel of wood, orsilver, resembling a large ScYPHU
. 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. 104. Gold Brocade State or Ducal costume of theDogeressa of Venice. sisted principally of an ample robe of the finestgold brocade, lined with ermine. (Figs. 88, 104.) Broella. Coarse cloth worn by monks in theMiddle Ages. Bromias, Gr. A drinking-vessel of wood, orsilver, resembling a large ScYPHUS (q-v.). Bronze. Antique bronze was composed of tin Figs. 105 to 112. Gallic and Merovingian brooches. scribed in the Archccologlcal Album. In theMiddle Ages brooches bore quaint inscriptions :Chaucers prioress wore abroche of gold ful shene,On which was first y-wretten a crouned A,And after, Ajiiorviiicit omnia. Leather brooches for hats arc mentioned Ijy 48 WORDS USED IN Dekker in Satiroimistix, 1602. Figs. 205, 206,207 represent different brooches found in. France of the Gallic and Merovingian periods.(Compare Fibula, ) Brown, in Egyptian art, was the colourconsecrated to Typhon ; in ancient times it wasthe sign of mourning. Regarded as a compoundof red and black, BiSTRE, it is the symbol of allevil deeds and treason. In a monastic costumeit signifies renunciation. With the Moors it wasemblematic of all evil. Christian symbolismappropriates the colour of the dead leaf for thetype of spiritual death, &c. (Consult Portal,Essai sur les Cojilenrs symboliques.) Brown Madder. (See Mauder.) Brown Ochre. A strong, dark, yellow, opaquepigment. (See OcHRES.) Brown Pigments are asphahum, bistre, timber,sietuia, Mars brown, Cassel earth, Cappaghbroion, brown fuaddej; and burnt te>-ra verde;—chiefly calcined earths. (Se» 1=^ Tmt^iqq.)
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