. 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 . ed by the ancient 94 WORDS USED IN Britons. The Romans gave the name to a closetravelling carriage covered in all round.] (Com-pare CURRUS, ) Coward or Cowed, Her. An animal with itstail between its legs. Cow-lady, O. E. The lady-bird. A paire of buskins they did bringOf the coiv-ladyes cora
. 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 . ed by the ancient 94 WORDS USED IN Britons. The Romans gave the name to a closetravelling carriage covered in all round.] (Com-pare CURRUS, ) Coward or Cowed, Her. An animal with itstail between its legs. Cow-lady, O. E. The lady-bird. A paire of buskins they did bringOf the coiv-ladyes corall wyng. (Mitsariiin Delicits.) Cowl, Mod. (from ciuulla, Cucullus, ).A priests hood. Cox or Cokes, O. E. A fool; hence Cox-comb, for the top of a fools cap. Crackle Porcelain or Cracklin. A kind ofchina, the glaze of which has been purposelycracked all over in the kiln. The Chinese havemany kinds of this manufacture, some of whichare extremely rare and valuable. White andgrey are the common colours amongst modemcrackle. The yellow and cream-coloured speci-mens are much prized : these are seldom seen inEurope. The greens, light and dark, turquoise,and reds are generally finely glazed, and havethe crackle lines small and minute. In colour-ing, these examples are exquisite, and in this. Fig. 203. Silver Crater (Roman). Found at Hildesheim. respect they throw our finest specimens ofEuropean porcelain quite into the shade. Thegreen and turquoise crackle made in China atthe present day are veiy inferior to the oldkinds. Perhaps the rarest and most expensiveof all ancient crackles is a yellowish stone-colour. {Fortune.)Crackled Glass. (See Glass.)Cracowes. Long-toed boots and shoes, in-troduced in 1384. Cradle Vault, Arch. A cylindrical A builders term for a timber framefor a ceiling, &c. Craig, Scotch, (i) A rock. (2) The neck;throat. Crampet. The decorated end of a The border of gold which keeps astone in a ring. (See Collet.) Cramp-ring, O. E.
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