. 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 . tersA and H. (2) The pectoral crosses wornby bishops are also called in the form of a cross arefirst mentioned by Gregory the Great,lie sent one of them to Queen Theode-linda. (Martigny.) Encomboma, Gr. (i. e. girt on). AGreek apron, tied round theof gold, wrxist, worn
. 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 . tersA and H. (2) The pectoral crosses wornby bishops are also called in the form of a cross arefirst mentioned by Gregory the Great,lie sent one of them to Queen Theode-linda. (Martigny.) Encomboma, Gr. (i. e. girt on). AGreek apron, tied round theof gold, wrxist, worn chiefly by youngmaidens and by slaves to keepthe tunic Letters, (i) Chr. Letters sentround to all who should read them, and notaddressed to any particular person (from themembers of a council, &c.). (2) Gen. The samewords, ypd/ufxaTa iynvKKia, apjily to the subjectswhich the Greeks included in the circle of thesciences, or Enclosed in a (eiSeKo, eleven ; ywvia, an angle).A plane figure having eleven sides and elevenangles. Endorse, Her. A diminutive of the Pale(), one-fourtJi of its (See Endytis.) ART AND ARCHEOLOGY 127 Endromis, Gr. and R. (;!, a course orrunning). In Greek this name is given to hunt-. Fig. 288. Encarpa (Festoons) on the Temple of Vestaat Tivoli. ing boots of Cretan origin, such as Diana is represented wearing by the Greelv the Romans the endromis was an ampleblanket of coarse wool, introduced from Gaul,in which athletes wrapped themselves when theywere heated with the exercises. Endromis Tyriawas the name given to a large woollen wrapmuch finer than the ordinary endromis, andwhich was worn by the Roman ladies after theirgymnastic exercises. Endytis, Chr. (erSw, to put on). This term,in the Middle Ages, denoted an altar-covering ;other terms for it were endofliis and endothys. Energumens, Chr. Men possessed withdevils. Enfeu, Fr. A sepulchral vault usually place
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