. 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 . ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF WORDS USED IN ART AND ARCHEOLOGY. Abbreviations—A.\c\\. Arc/iitictnral; Chr. Christian; ;. Egyptian; Yr. French; Gr. Greek,Her. Heraldic; It. Italian ; Lat. Latin; Med. Meaicsval; O. E. Old English; Orient. Oriental; R. Roman. Aar nr Aarou, Egyp. A plain in a supra-ter
. 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 . ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF WORDS USED IN ART AND ARCHEOLOGY. Abbreviations—A.\c\\. Arc/iitictnral; Chr. Christian; ;. Egyptian; Yr. French; Gr. Greek,Her. Heraldic; It. Italian ; Lat. Latin; Med. Meaicsval; O. E. Old English; Orient. Oriental; R. Roman. Aar nr Aarou, Egyp. A plain in a supra-terrestrial region, which corresponded, with theEgyptians, to the Elysian Fields of the Greeksand the Asgard of Scandinavian Fig. I. Abaciili used .is pavement. Abaculus, Gr. and R. (a diminutive o{ abacus,q. V.). A small square or cube of glass, or somevitreous composition made to imitate stone orglass of various colours. Ahacnli were employedfor the inlaid-work of pavements, or the incrusta-tions of mosaic. Abacus, Gr. and R. (Si3a|, a slab or board).I. In general a rectangular slab of stone, marljle,or terra-cotta. 2. A board or tray used in arith-metical calculations, and constructed for reckon-ing by lens. 3. A play-board divided intocompartments, a kind of back-gammon in use inantiquity. The same term was also applied toa board used for another game of sicill, the Induslatrunculorum, which was more like our A side-board on which were displayed, in thetriclinium, or dining-room, silver plate and other table utensils. 5. A slab of marble, used for acoating in the decoraticm of a room or apartmentof any kind. 6. A square slab of terra-cotta orwood, placed by the earliest builders at the topof wo
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