. 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 . 51. Genoa Point Lace—Pillow inade. needle-made. The characteristic of this laceI was its design, a kind of barleycorn-shaped pattern, radiating into rosettes from a It was particularly adapted for the large turn-over collar of Louis XIII., and was producedby plaiting, and made entirely on the
. 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 . 51. Genoa Point Lace—Pillow inade. needle-made. The characteristic of this laceI was its design, a kind of barleycorn-shaped pattern, radiating into rosettes from a It was particularly adapted for the large turn-over collar of Louis XIII., and was producedby plaiting, and made entirely on the pillow. Genouillieres. Fr. Ii) Steel coverings for theknees. Prom the 13th century. They wereoften richly ornamented. (2) In foitijieatioii,the sill of the embrasure. Genre Pictures. Those representing scenesof every-day life and 1; •( ,._(irgc Gold NoMc, Henry \ II 1. IS4 ^YORDS USED IN Geodes. In Mineralogy, hollow lumps ofchalcedony found deposited in the cavities offlints, formed by the chemical action of water. George. A gold noble of the time of HenryVIII. (Fig. 352.) George, Saint, Her. The patron saint ofEngland. His red cross on a silver field firstappears in English heraldry in the 14th cen-tury. (See Fig. 349.) George, The, Her. A figure of St. George onhorseback, worn as a pendant to the collarof the Order of the Garter. (See Garter.) Georgic (yeupyiKbs, rustic ; from 77), earth,and epyov, work). Poems on the subject ofhusbandry. German Silver. An alloy of nickel, zinc,and copper. The proportions recommendedare nickel 25, zinc 25, copper 50. Gerrhae. Persian shields made of , Pers. An Italian faction, 13th cen-tury, who supported the German Emperorsagainst the Giielphs, who stood by the war-cry of the Guelphs was taken from thename of Henr
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