. 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. 328. Forfex. Fig. 327. Roman Forfc.\ Fornacalia, bakers in ho-nour of the god-dess Fornax (oven-goddess). It took place in February, the day being given out by tlie curio viaxuinis, who announced, in tablets which were placed in the forum, the part which eachcuria had to take in thefestival. Ihos
. 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. 328. Forfex. Fig. 327. Roman Forfc.\ Fornacalia, bakers in ho-nour of the god-dess Fornax (oven-goddess). It took place in February, the day being given out by tlie curio viaxuinis, who announced, in tablets which were placed in the forum, the part which eachcuria had to take in thefestival. Ihose persons who did not know towhich curia they belonged, performed the rites onthe last day, called Stnl/oruin firicc (the feasts otfools). Fornacula (dimin. of Fornax, ). (i)A small furnace for smelting metals. (2) Asmall furnace for a bath-room. Fornax, R. A furnace ; an oven ; a kilnfor baking pottery : fornax calcaria, a lime-kiln ; fornax cei-aria, a blast-furnace for smelt-ing metals ; fornax balnci, a hypocaust or bath-furnace ; this was also called (). Fornax is also the name of the god-dess of ovens. Fornix, R. A term having the same mean-ing as Arcus (). It also denotes (i) atriumphal arch {arcus triurnphalis) ; (2) a vaultor vaulted room ; (3) a vaulted gat
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