. 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. 32. Opus ^.S Antiquum Opus, Arch, An ancient kind ofstone-work or masonry composed of inxgularstones. Another name for it was o/>/ts ijicertuin. Antiseptic varnish. A glazing composed toprotect vegetable or aninral pigments. Antitype. The realization of the type. Antonine Column. On
. 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. 32. Opus ^.S Antiquum Opus, Arch, An ancient kind ofstone-work or masonry composed of inxgularstones. Another name for it was o/>/ts ijicertuin. Antiseptic varnish. A glazing composed toprotect vegetable or aninral pigments. Antitype. The realization of the type. Antonine Column. One of the most valuablearchitectural monuments in Rome. It is a loftypillar ornamented with a series of bas-reliefsextending spirally from the base to the summit,representing the victories of the Emperor MarcusAurelius Antoninus. Anulus. (See Annulus.) Anvil. In Christian art the attribute ofSt. Adrian, and of St. Eloy, the patron saint ofthe smiths. Apalare, R. A kitchen utensil j a sort of large ^metal spoon or ladle. Ape. In Christian art the emblem of malice^and of lust. Common in illuminations of thepenitential psalms, in allusion tq Davids fall. Apex, R. {apex, the top). A piece of olivewood pointed at the end, and set in a flock ofwool. It formed the head-dress of the Fla/nincs c 2. Fig. 34. Apoitle l\;ug. WORDS USED IN dismounts, (i) Soldiers in chariots who leapedin and out in the fight. (2) The circus ridersw ln) leaped from one horse to another. Apodyterium, R. and (from airh Svw,to put otT). In a general sense, an undressing-room, and more particularly the apartment inthe baths where the liatliers undressed. As littlelight penetrated from without, there was generallya lamp burning in a niche. An apodyteriiwi suchas that just described may still be seen at Pompeii. Apollino, It. The name usually given to thebeautiful Apollo of Florence, attributed toPraxiteles. Apophyge or Apophysis, Arch. The smallfascia or band at the top and base of the shaft ofcolumns. Apos
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