. 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 . and Salii. By analogy, the term was furtherusedto denote a cap, and also the ridge on the top ofahelmet to which the horsehair crest was attached. Aphractus, Gr. and R. {&(ppaKTov, lit. un-guarded). A vessel without a deck, or onlypartly decked fore and aft. Aphrodisia, Gr. {A(ppoSi(ria). A generalter
. 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 . and Salii. By analogy, the term was furtherusedto denote a cap, and also the ridge on the top ofahelmet to which the horsehair crest was attached. Aphractus, Gr. and R. {&(ppaKTov, lit. un-guarded). A vessel without a deck, or onlypartly decked fore and aft. Aphrodisia, Gr. {A(ppoSi(ria). A generalterm under which -were comprised all the festivalsheld in honour of Venus {A/i/iivdi/l-).. Fig. 33. Aplustre and anchor of a Roman ship.—Frombas-relief. Aplustre, Gr. and R. (&). An orna-ment placed at a ships stern. It was constructedof flexible wooden planks, in imitation of thefeather of a birds wing. Apotates, Gr. (Lat. Desultor), One who 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
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