. 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 . rorcta, a man who stood at theships head ; proreus was a term also used. (See ACROSTOLIUM.) Proscenium, R. (irpo-ffK-fiviov). The stage ina Greek or Roman theatre; it included the An ornamented carpet in An Athenian festival in honourwith a torch-race (lampade- ART AND ARCHEOLOGY. 267 whole platform c
. 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 . rorcta, a man who stood at theships head ; proreus was a term also used. (See ACROSTOLIUM.) Proscenium, R. (irpo-ffK-fiviov). The stage ina Greek or Roman theatre; it included the An ornamented carpet in An Athenian festival in honourwith a torch-race (lampade- ART AND ARCHEOLOGY. 267 whole platform comprised between the orchestraand the wall of the stage ; the term was also usedsometimes to denote the wall of the stage itself. Proscenium, IMod. The ornamental frame onwhich the curtain hangs. Prostyles, R. {jpi-arvKos). A building ortemple which has a porch supported by a rowof columns. Proteleia, Gr. {npo-T4\eia). Sacrifices whichwere offered to Diana, Juno, the Graces, andVenus prior to the celebration of a marriage. Prothyrum, Gr. {irp6-dupou). With the Greeks,the vestibule in front of the door of a house,where there was generally an altar of Apollo,or a statue or laurel-tree; with the Romans,the prothyrum was the corridor or passageleading from the street to the atrium (Fig. 563).. Fig. 563. Entrance (Prothyrum) of a Roman house. Prototype (irpuTov, first; rvnov, mould). Themodel of a plastic design; hence figuratively,a type or forerunner. Protractor. An instrument for laying downand measuring angles upon paper. Protypum, Gr. and R. (irpd-rvnov). A model, first model or mould for making any object inclay, such as antefixas. Prussian Blue. A valuable pigment of agreenish-blue colour, of great body, trans-parency, and permanency ; a mixture of prus-siate of potash and rust, or oxide of iron. (SeeCyanogen.) Prussian Brown. A deep-brown pigment,more permanent than madder. Psaltery. A stringed instrument or kind oflyre of an oblong square shape, played with arather large pl
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