. 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 . Fig. 204 Crenellated walls at Pompeii. a portion of the crenellated walls of Pompeiirestored. (See Fig. 77.) Crepida, Gr. and R. (KpTjiris). A slippermade of a strong leather sole, to the edges ofwhich was fixed a piece of leather with eyelet-holes [ansa:) for the laces [corriifitr) or a strap(amenfum)
. 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 . Fig. 204 Crenellated walls at Pompeii. a portion of the crenellated walls of Pompeiirestored. (See Fig. 77.) Crepida, Gr. and R. (KpTjiris). A slippermade of a strong leather sole, to the edges ofwhich was fixed a piece of leather with eyelet-holes [ansa:) for the laces [corriifitr) or a strap(amenfum). This shoe was of Greek carhatina was the name given to a shoeof the simplest and plainest description. (SeeCarbatina.) [This shoe is only found repre-sented on figures clothed with the falliiivt, notthe to!:;a.\ Crepido, Gr. and R. (Kprjiris). In a generalsense, any kind of base or stand upon whichanother object rests, and by analogy the em- bankment of a quay, a dike, or jetty. Theterm is also applied to the raised causewayfor foot passengers at the side of a road or 204 represents a cre/u/o on a higli road near. Fig. 205. Crepido in a street in Pompeii. Pompeii, and Fig. 205 a crepido in the streets otthe same town. Crepitaculum, R. (rr^/^, to creak). A childsrattle, made in the form of a circle to which bellswere attached. These rattles have been foundin the excavations of Pompeii. Some authorsapply the termto theSiSTRUM of the (sc. digitoruni), R. A snapping ofthe fingers made by pressing the tip of thethumb firmly against the tip of the middle , R. A general term for playthingsfor children, as well as for necklaces of variousornaments, or amulets. These were in someinstances of great length, and were worn by thechildren like shoulder-belts. Crequier, Her. The wild plum-tree: thedevice of the Crequy family. Crescent, Her. The difference ofthe second son. The moon is acrescent when she appears as inFig. 206. (Co
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