. 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 . Fig. 389. Hunting Flask of Jaspered Ware,1554—1556. Louvre Museum. known as Poimenes (the Shepherds), MentioieSati, Asian Shepherds, and even Scourf^es, fromtheir invasion of some jiart of Eastern Egypt. Hydra, Clr. (a watcr-seri^ent). A hundred-headed monster of Greek mythology, sprung,like the Chiman
. 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 . Fig. 389. Hunting Flask of Jaspered Ware,1554—1556. Louvre Museum. known as Poimenes (the Shepherds), MentioieSati, Asian Shepherds, and even Scourf^es, fromtheir invasion of some jiart of Eastern Egypt. Hydra, Clr. (a watcr-seri^ent). A hundred-headed monster of Greek mythology, sprung,like the Chiman-a, from Typhon and Echidna;he was killed by Hercules. In Heraldry thehydra is represented with only nine heads. Theillustration (Fig. 390) is of the device adoptedby Curtio Gonzaga, an Italian poet, to symbolizethe constancy of his love, with the motto, If Ikill it, more strong it ported by a mailed arm and the motto of hishouse, A Pianos (unwavering). A maskof Italian style and rayonnated suns completethe decoration of this curious sealed earthen-ware. Hurst, Her. A clump of trees. Hurte, Her. A blue roundle. Hutch, O. E. (Fr. hiiche). A locker, whichgenerally stood at the foot of the bed, to con-tain clothes and objects of value. It was com-monly used for a seat. Huvette, Fr. A close steel skull-cap. Hyacinth, (i) A precious stone of a violetcolour. (2) The colour formed of red withblue, blue predominating. (3) The flowerhyacinth among the ancient Greeks was theeml)lem of death. Hyacinthia, Gr. A national festival, cele-brated annually at Amyclje by the Amyclzeansand Spartans, in honour of the hero Hyacinthus,who was accidentally killed by Apollo with aquoit. Hyalotype (DaAoy, glass, and tvttuu, to print).An invention for printing photographs from thenegative on to glass, instead of paper. Hycsos, Egyp. (lit. impure). A peopleof unknown origin, nomad tribes,
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