. 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 . and of lakes, and tarintnc, from cochmeal. Rochealum, or roach alum, Roman alum, and Turkeyalum, are varieties of the common alum, describedby mediaeval writers as alumens. Alumen (Lat.), Greek, (stypteria). Medievalwriters confused this word with the Fig. 17. Circular Roman altar. The name wa
. 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 . and of lakes, and tarintnc, from cochmeal. Rochealum, or roach alum, Roman alum, and Turkeyalum, are varieties of the common alum, describedby mediaeval writers as alumens. Alumen (Lat.), Greek, (stypteria). Medievalwriters confused this word with the Fig. 17. Circular Roman altar. The name was applied by the classics to .severalsalts of the nature of vitriols, and among themto the natural sulphate of iron {copperas ox greenvitriol of commerce). Alur, Aloring, or Alurde, &c., Parapetwall. Alveole; see Nimbus. Alveus, R. {ahnis, the belly), (i) A bathconstructed in the floor of a room, the upperpart of it projected above the floor, the lowerpart being sunk into the floor itself. (2) Aplaying-board, which was divided in the samemanner as the AHACUS (q. v.). (3) A canoehollowed out of the trunk of a tree, the Greeklxov6lvXov. {4) The hull of a ship. (5) Awooden trough or tray. Ama or Amula, Chr. A long phial forholding the wine presented at the altar at themoment of offering. Amassette, Fr. An instrument of horn usedfor spreading colours on the stone in the processof grinding. Amatito, Ital. Lapis Amatita. Amatito isthe so/i red hsematite, and is called also viatitarossa. Lapis amatita is the compact red hajmatite,and is also
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