. 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 . state costume of the Doge of Venice, wear-ing the traditional cap of liberty, the ermine,and richly-embroidered robes of his office. Venice Turpentine. A product of the larch,used for varnishing pictures. It is liable tocrack. Venice White. (See Carbonate of ) Ventaile or Aventail. A mova
. 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 . state costume of the Doge of Venice, wear-ing the traditional cap of liberty, the ermine,and richly-embroidered robes of his office. Venice Turpentine. A product of the larch,used for varnishing pictures. It is liable tocrack. Venice White. (See Carbonate of ) Ventaile or Aventail. A movable front to ahelmet, through which the wearer breathed :— qua ventus hauritur. Lescu au col, la ventaille fermee. (KoDian de Koncevaux.) WORDS USED IN Veatrale, R. {venter, the belly). A girdleof peculiar shape, fastened round the loins overthe abdomen. Vents, Scotch. Chimneys. Venturina, Sp. A precious stone, of a yel-lowish-brown colour. Hence : — Venturine. A powder of gold used to sprinkleover japanned surfaces. Ver Sacrum, R.((ordedicated) Spring).The dedication to sacrifice of all that is bornin a certain year, in the months of March andApril, was a common practice of the earlyItalian nations, especially of the Sabines. Inthe mosc ancient times actual infanticide was a. Fig. 683. Venice, Doge of, in state costume, i6th tentury. part of this offering; but in later years thepractice was modified as regarded were brought up, under a vow of dedica-tion, to the age of twenty-one, and then withveiled faces expelled across the frontiers. Manycolonies resulted from this practice. Vera Icon, Chr. The true image impressedupon theSUDARiUM () of St. Veronica. InSt. Peters at Rome, in a chapel dedicated to thatsaint, a painting on linen is shown as the verita-ble napkin of St. Veronica ; and a fine mosaicover the altar, after a design by Andrea Sacchi,represents the incident. (See Stole.) Verandah. An open portico to a house. Inthe tropical countries th
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