. 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. 379. Hasta— Roman ceremonial spear. ART AND ARCHEOLOGY. 167 changes in the fashion of hats is given inPlanches Encyclopedia of Costume. Our illustra-tion represents a young Venetian noble of theMiddle Ages. (See also the illustrations to POURPOINT, BiRETTA, BOMBARDS, CALASH, Capuchon, Chapeau, Co
. 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. 379. Hasta— Roman ceremonial spear. ART AND ARCHEOLOGY. 167 changes in the fashion of hats is given inPlanches Encyclopedia of Costume. Our illustra-tion represents a young Venetian noble of theMiddle Ages. (See also the illustrations to POURPOINT, BiRETTA, BOMBARDS, CALASH, Capuchon, Chapeau, Coronets, &c.). Fig. 380. Costume of a nobleman in Venice (i6th cen-tury), showing the Hat of the period. Hatchment, Her. (for atchievement). Anachievement of arms in a lozenge-shaped frame,placed upon the front of the residence of aperson lately deceased, made to distinguish hisrank and position in life. Hauberk (Germ. Hals-berg, a throat-guard). A military tunic of ringed mail, of Germanorigin, introduced in the 12th , O. E. A purse. Hauriant, of fishes up-right, sucking theair. (Fig. 381.) Hautboy. Awind instrument ofthe reed kind. Haversack (). Asoldiers , bird symbol-izes the successivenew births of therising sun. Thehawk is the bird ofHorus. It stood,at certain periods, for the word God, and, witha human head, for the word soul. The sun(Afl) is likewise represented with a hawks head,ornamented with the disk. Head-piece. Anornamental engraving at thecommencement of a new chapter in a book. Head-rail. The head-dress worn by Saxonand Nor
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