. 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 . APSE OF THE BASILICA OF ST. PAUL-WITHOUT-THE-WALLS, ROME. iSee Basilica, /. 37. AN ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF WORDS USED IN ART AND ARCH/EOLOGY Explaining Terms frequently used in Works on Architecture, Arms,Bronzes, Christian Art, Colour,. Costume, Decoration, Devices,Emblems, Heraldry, Lace, Personal
. 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 . APSE OF THE BASILICA OF ST. PAUL-WITHOUT-THE-WALLS, ROME. iSee Basilica, /. 37. AN ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF WORDS USED IN ART AND ARCH/EOLOGY 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. By J. W. MOLLETT, Officicr de Vhisti udion Piihliipie [France) ; AUTHOR OF THE LIVES OF REMBRANDT AND WILKIE IX THE great artists SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON, SEARLE, AND RIVINGTON, crown buildings, i88, FLEET 7^/ 2,^ PREFACE. This Dictionary was commenced as an amended edition of that writtenby jNI. Ernest Bosc, architect of Paris, and contains the 450 engravings pub-hshed in the French work, to which about 250 more have been added. Littleor nothing, however, of the text of jM. Boscs work has been left standing; hisdefinitions having, in the process of revision under reference to original works,almost entirely disappeared. The whole work, as it now stands, has beendrawn from, or carefully corrected by, the best authorities in each of its specialbranches. Considerable prominence has been given to Architecture, fromthe French original corrected from English writers; to Christian Anti-quities from Martigny, and the Dictionary of Dr. Smith and ProfessorCheetham, and other authorities; to Medleval Armour, and terms ofChivalry, chiefly from Afeyricks Ancient Armour; to Costume from Flancheand Fairholt; to Heral
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