. 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 . turkey, and a fewother birds. Fig. 306is a representation ofan early plume ofostrich feathers, asthey are carved, withan escroU in place of acoronet, in the AbbeyChurch of St. the time of theaccession of the Houseof Stuart to the crownof the United King-dom, the coronetcdplume of three ost
. 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 . turkey, and a fewother birds. Fig. 306is a representation ofan early plume ofostrich feathers, asthey are carved, withan escroU in place of acoronet, in the AbbeyChurch of St. the time of theaccession of the Houseof Stuart to the crownof the United King-dom, the coronetcdplume of three ostrich feathers appears to havebeen regarded, as it is at this present day, asthe special badge of the Princes of Wales. Februa, Februales, R. A festival in honourof the dead instituted by Numa ; it was cele-brated every year on the ides of February. Feet. In Christian art the feet of Our Lord,also of angels and of the Apostles, should alwaysbe represented naked, without shoes or sandals.{Fairholt.) Felt (Fr. feutre). A sort of coarse wool, orwool and hair. Felt hats were first made inEngland by Spaniards and Dutchmen, in thebeginning of the reign of Ilciuy VIII. Feltwas also used for the stuffing of garments. Feminalia or Femoralia, R. {femur, thethigh). Short breeches or a kind of drawers. Fig. 306. Ostrich feathers.(An escroll for a coronet.) 1^,8 WORDS USED TX wmw^w^ ^m^
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