. 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 . Style, Arch. The style which pre-vailed under the Tudor dynasty. The term isloosely applied to various periods. (See Per-pendicular. ) Tufa. A porous variety of limestone depo-sited by calcareous water. It hardens on ex-posure to the air ; and was much used by theRomans for facing buildings, and genera
. 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 . Style, Arch. The style which pre-vailed under the Tudor dynasty. The term isloosely applied to various periods. (See Per-pendicular. ) Tufa. A porous variety of limestone depo-sited by calcareous water. It hardens on ex-posure to the air ; and was much used by theRomans for facing buildings, and generally, onaccount of its lightness, for vaulting. (See TrAVER IINE.) Tugurium, R. {tego, to cover). A thatchedroof, and thence, a peasants hut. Tulip-tree. The wood of this tree is smoothand fine-grained, very easily wrought, and notliable to split. It is largely used in carving andornamental work, and for panels in coachbuilding. Tulle. A plain silk lace, blonde or net. Tumblers. The drinking-glasses so calledtake their name from their original shape,rounded at the bottom, so that they tumbled overunless they were very carefully set down. Simi-lar goblets are still made of wood in Germany;often with the inscription— Trink mich aus, und leg mich nieder :Steh ich auf, so fiill mich Fig. 668. Plan of a Tumulus. Tumulus (tumco, to swell). Sepulchralmounds of ancient and prehistoric illustrations, figs. 668 and 669, show theplan and section of a Gallic tumulus opened atFontenay le Marmion. ?28 WORDS USED IN Tumulus Honorarius. (See Cenotaphium.)Tunbridge Ware. Inlaid work of variously-coloured woods made at Tunbridge Wells inKent.
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