. 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 . nd Gr. Aheavy dray for the transport ofbuilding materials, such asblocks of marble, columns, obelisks, &, O. E. The game of , Chr. (from cancelli, a lattice). Aterm anciently used to denote the choir. Itderived its name from the cancelli or stonescreen by which it was enclosed. Ch
. 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 . nd Gr. Aheavy dray for the transport ofbuilding materials, such asblocks of marble, columns, obelisks, &, O. E. The game of , Chr. (from cancelli, a lattice). Aterm anciently used to denote the choir. Itderived its name from the cancelli or stonescreen by which it was enclosed. Chandaras (Sanscrit, chanda-rasa, lit. moon-juice). An ancient name for , Fr. Candlemas (from chand, the moon). Indianname for silver. Chand-tara (lit. moon and stars) is the nameof an Indian brocade, figured all over with re-presentations of the heavenly bodies. Changeable Silk, O. E., was woven of twocolours, so that one of them showed itself un-mixed and quite distinct on one side, and thesecond appeared equally clear on the other;mentioned 1327, 1543, &c. Changes. The altered melodies produced byvarying the sounds of a peal of bells. ART AND AKCH/EOLOGY. Cbante-pleure, Fr. A water-pot, made ofearthenware, about a foot high, the orifice at the 67. Fig. 152. Chante-pleure. top the size of a pea, and the bottom full ofsmall holes. Immersed in water, it quickly the opening at the top be then closed with thethumb, the vessel may be carried, and the waterdistributed as required. The widow of Louis I.,Duke of Orleans, adopted this as her device,after the murder of her husband, in 1407. Chantlate, Arch. A piece of wood under theeaves of a roof, by which two or three rows ofoverhanging slates or tiles are supported. Chantry, Chr. (Fr. chanter, to sing). Achapel to which is attached a revenue as pro-vision for a priest, whose duty it is to singmasses for the repose of the founders soul. Chape, O. E. (Spanish chapa, a thin plateof metal), (i) Th
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