. 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 . ^UC but a few of these specimens in the country,and that they are more than a thousand yearsold. {^Foi-tune.) The first imitations of Chineseporcelain in Europe date from the 16th century,under the Medici family, and include specimenssupposed to have been designed by the imme-diate pupils of Raffaelle.
. 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 . ^UC but a few of these specimens in the country,and that they are more than a thousand yearsold. {^Foi-tune.) The first imitations of Chineseporcelain in Europe date from the 16th century,under the Medici family, and include specimenssupposed to have been designed by the imme-diate pupils of Raffaelle. (See Raffaelle-WARE.) Among the next earliest produced isthat of Fulham, by Dr. Dwight, in 1671, and ofSt. Cloud in France about Fig- 554- Pent-house Porch. Fg- 555- Ground-plan of a Cupola Porch. Porch, Arch. A structure placed in front ofthe door of a church or other building, and veryvariable in form. In the ancient basilicas the ves-tibule is more commonly called Narthex ().Fig. 554 shows a wooden porch also called apoit-honse poirh, and Fig. 555 a plan of what iscalled a cupola porch, from the fact that, itsground being circular, it is surmounted by a dome. Porcupine (^r^ epic). Hereditary device
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