. 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 . nd minores). Vesselscalled calices were also frequently suspendedfrom the arches of the ciborium, and other partsof the church, as ornaments. In Christiansymbolism the chalice and serpent issuing fromit are an attribute of St. John the , O. E. A coverlet. (Chancer.)Chamade, Fr. A beat
. 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 . nd minores). Vesselscalled calices were also frequently suspendedfrom the arches of the ciborium, and other partsof the church, as ornaments. In Christiansymbolism the chalice and serpent issuing fromit are an attribute of St. John the , O. E. A coverlet. (Chancer.)Chamade, Fr. A beat of drum or trumpetinvithrg the enemy to a parley. Chamber Music, as opposed to concert were probably the earliest specimensof chamber music. Chambers, O. E. Small cannon for firing onfestive occasions. Chamberyngs, O. E. Bedroom (x/> on the ground, and \iu>v,a lion). In Christian symbolism, the emblemof inconstancy ; in Chemistry, manganate ofpotass is called chameleon from the changesof colour which its solution undergoes. Thechameleon with a dolphin on its back () was the device of Iope Paul III. Chamfer, Arch. (1) The angle of obliquity (oftile sides of a steeple, &c.). (2) A hollow channel or gutter, such as the fluting ol Fig. 150. Chameleon and Dolphin. Chamfron, O. E. fMed. ; Fr. chainp-frein^.A frontal of leather or steelto a horses bridle. (Fig. 151.)Chamlet, O. E. (See Cam-let.) Chammer, O. E. (Fr. cha-marrc). A gown worn by per-sons of rank, temp. Henry , Arch. A flat A form of ena-melling in which the patternis cut out of the metal to beornamented. Chamulcus, R. and Gr. Aheavy dray for the transport ofbuilding materials, such asblocks of marble, columns, obelisks, &, O. E. The game of , Chr. (from cancelli, a lattice). Aterm anciently used to denote the choir. Itderived its name from the cancelli or stonescreen by which it was en
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