. 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 . dens) of some animal, or a piece of was also a charta tmporetka or packing-paper, and lastly a chartahibula. It is uncertainwhether this last was blotting-paper, or a kindof transparent paper which had been steeped inoil or some other fatty substance. Charter-room or Charter-house. A place
. 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 . dens) of some animal, or a piece of was also a charta tmporetka or packing-paper, and lastly a chartahibula. It is uncertainwhether this last was blotting-paper, or a kindof transparent paper which had been steeped inoil or some other fatty substance. Charter-room or Charter-house. A place inwhich the charters of a particular family orhouse were preserved. Chartophylax, Chr. A man who had chargeof the charters of achurch. Chasing. (See C^la- TURA. ) Chasse, Chr., Fr. Areliquary in the form of abox with a ridged top. Chastelain, O. E. Thelord of a castle. Chastons, O. E. Breech-es of mail; 13th to i6thcentury. Chasuble (Lat. casitla,a cottage). Part of an-cient ecclesiastical cos-tume common to all theRoman Catholic clergy,from the priest to theArchbishop. It was ori-ginally made of wool, andin one piece throughout,without sleeves, and with-out slit or opening infront, and perfectly cir-cular ; but the shapeFig. 155. Chasuble. varied with the material ;and from the 6th cen-. tury do\\mwards we hear of chasubles of brilliantcolour and costly materials, such as silk orthickly-embroidered cloth of gold, and oval inform, hanging no longer in graceful folds as inthe ilth century. The engraving (Fig. 155) showsa chasuble of the year 1387. (Compare P^nula,Planeta.) Chatai, Hindoo. Mats, a common manufac-ture all over India. Those of Midnapore, nearCalcutta, are remarkable for their fineness andclassical design of the mosaic, like patterns ofstained glass. Chat-faux, Med. A wooden shed—modernscaffold. (See Cagasuptus.) Chatrang (Sanscrit chatur-anga, the fourangas or soldiers ; or chatiiraji, the four kings).The Persian name for a very ancient game ofthe Four Kings, sup
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