. 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 . ius presided over thechoir, and regulated the order and method ofthe ceremonies. Priming. (See Grounds.) Princes Metal or Prince Euperts alloy of 72 parts of copper and 28 partsof zinc, which has a resemblance to gold. Princedoms or Principalities, Chr. Anorder of THRONES of angels ; usually r
. 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 . ius presided over thechoir, and regulated the order and method ofthe ceremonies. Priming. (See Grounds.) Princes Metal or Prince Euperts alloy of 72 parts of copper and 28 partsof zinc, which has a resemblance to gold. Princedoms or Principalities, Chr. Anorder of THRONES of angels ; usually representedin complete armour, carrying pennons. (SeeFig. 24.) Principes, R. A body of heavy-armed foot-soldiers ; thus named, because, in the order ofbattle, they were placed first. Principia, R. {prineeps, chief, foremost).The headquarters in a Roman camp, comprisingnot only the tents of the general and the supe-rior officers, but also an open space in whichjustice was administered and sacrifices offered tothe gods ; it was in the same open space thatall the standards of the legion were set up. Priory, Chr. A monastery attached, as arule, to an abbey; there were also, however,priories which formed the head of an order. Inthe order of Malta each tongue comprehendedseveral great Fig. 562. Prismatic mouldings. Prismatic (mouldings). A kind of mouldingresembling the facets of a prism (Fig. 562),which is sometimes met with in archivoltsof the Romano-Byzantine period. The sameterm is likewise applied to mouldings charac-teristic of the flamboyant style, which assume,especially in their base, the form of prisms. Proaron, Gr. and R. {Trp6apof; a-pvai, to drawwater). A vessel of a flattened spheroid form,with two handles. Proaulium, R. {pro, in front of). The vesti-bule of any building. Prochous, Gr. {-Kpoxoos, i. e. thing for pour-ing out). A small jug for pouring liquid into acask ; it had a narrow neck, a very large handle,and a pointed mouth. Procoeton, Gr. and R. (irpo-
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