. 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 . AISE OF THE BASILICA ■)! i 1. rAUL-WITilOUi-THli-\VALLS, RONfE. ISee Basilica, /. 37. AN ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF WORDS USED IN ART AND :0L0GY. Explaining Terms frequently used in Works on Architecture, Arms,Bronzes, Christian Art, Colour, Costume, Decoration, Devices,Emblems, Heraldry, Lace, P
. 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 . AISE OF THE BASILICA ■)! i 1. rAUL-WITilOUi-THli-\VALLS, RONfE. ISee Basilica, /. 37. AN ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF WORDS USED IN ART AND :0L0GY. Explaining Terms frequently used in Works on Architecture, Arms,Bronzes, Christian Art, Colour, Costume, Decoration, Devices,Emblems, Heraldry, Lace, Personal Ornaaients, Pottery, Painting,Sculpture, Szc, with their Derivations. By J. W. MOLLETT, OJjficicr lie VInstruction Pubiiqiie {France); AUTHOR OF THE LIVES OF REMBRANDT AND WILKIE IN THE GREAT artists HouHoii:SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON, SEARLE, AND RIVINGTON, crown buildings, iss, fleet THE GEm CENTER PREFACE. This Dictionary was commenced as an amended edition of that writtenby M. Ernest Bosc, architect of Paris, and contains the 450 engravings pub-hshed in the French work, to which about 250 more have been added. Littleor nothing, however, of the text of M. Boscs work has been left standing; hisdefinitions having, in the process of revision under reference to original works,almost entirely disappeared. The whole work, as it now stands, has beendrawn from, or carefully corrected by, the best authorities in each of its specialbranches. Considerable prominence has been given to Architecture, fromthe French original corrected from English writers; to Christian Anti-quities from Martigny, and the Dictionary of Dr. Smith and ProfessorCheetham, and other authorities; to Medleval Armour, and terms ofChivalry, chiefly from Meyridzs Ancient Armour; to Costume from PlancMand Fairhol
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