. 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 . Vert, Her. Green, represented in engravingby lines sloping downwards from left to right. Vert bleu, Fr. (See Verde Azurro.) Verticillus, R. {verto, to turn). The whorlof a spindle, a small disk of wood, stone, ormetal, by means of which a rotary movement isgiven to the spindle. (Cf. Turbo.) Veru, R. Li
. 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 . Vert, Her. Green, represented in engravingby lines sloping downwards from left to right. Vert bleu, Fr. (See Verde Azurro.) Verticillus, R. {verto, to turn). The whorlof a spindle, a small disk of wood, stone, ormetal, by means of which a rotary movement isgiven to the spindle. (Cf. Turbo.) Veru, R. Literally, a roasting-spit made ofwood and with an iron point. The term wasalso applied to a weapon of Samnite origin usedby the Roman infantry, and bearing much re-semblance to a spit. (2) An arrow or dart.(Fr. vn-e.) Veruculum, R. (dimin. of veru). A smalljavelin used by the Roman infantry. Vervels, Varvals, Iler. Small rings. Vesara, Hind. A Hindoo temple built on acircular plan. Vesica Piscis (in Italian, mandorla, al-mond). The oblong glory surrounding thewhole person of Our Lord, or the Virgin, orsaints ascending into heaven. The seals ofabbeys, colleges, and other religious establish-ments were all of this form. (See Fig. 684.) It is in form symbolical of the monogram(See Acrostic.). Fig. 684. Vesica Piscis. Vespae, Ves-pillones, R. Thebearers of a bierin a fimcral wereso called by thecommon people,because they came to fetch thebodies in theevening (vesper-tino tempore). Vespers, the RomanChurch, the af-ternoon service ;in the EnglishChurch, EveningPrayer. Vessets. Akind of cloth. Vest, O. E. A wide gar-ment reaching tothe knees, openbefore, and turned up with a facing or lining,the sleeves turned up at the elbows. {JRan-dle Holme, 16S3.) Vestalia, Gr. and R. Festivals in honour ofVesta. Asses were driven through Rome, carry-ing wreaths of flowers and rolls. Vestals, R. The priestesses of the goddessVesta, to whom the charge was committed ofthe sacred fire. They wer
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