. 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 . said estate orfield. Vindicta, R. (vindico, to deliver). The rodwith which the prretor or his lictor struck aslave on the head in the ceremony of manu-missio, by way of declaration that he was free.(See Festuca.) Vine. (See Vitis.) Vine Black. Ink used in copper-plate print-ing ; prepared from the char
. 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 . said estate orfield. Vindicta, R. (vindico, to deliver). The rodwith which the prretor or his lictor struck aslave on the head in the ceremony of manu-missio, by way of declaration that he was free.(See Festuca.) Vine. (See Vitis.) Vine Black. Ink used in copper-plate print-ing ; prepared from the charred husks of grapesand the residue of the vine press. Vinea, R. (lit. a bower of vine-branches).The vinccr, also called under the emperorscausicT, were a kind of mantelets or shedsemployed in siege operations, made of lighttimbers covered with planks and the skins ofanimals. Vinum Saccatum. (See Collum Vina- RlfM.) Viol. (See Fiddle.) Viola or Alto-viola. A tenor violin; tunedan octave above the violoncello. It is largerthan the ordinary violin and has four gut strings,of which the third and fourth are covered withsilver-plated copper wire. Its name in theancient set of viols was viola di braceio. Viola da Gamba. An instrument closely re-sembling the motleni violoncello. (See Fig. 6S9.). Viola da Gamba. Viola dAmore, It. An obsolete species ofviolin producing a very sweet and peculiar toneby an arrangement of metal wires vibrating inunison with the gut-strings. Violet is a combination of equal red andblue. It is complementary to yellow. In Chris-tian art, the colour violet or the amethyst,signified love and truth, or passion and suf-fering. Violet Wood. A turnery wood of Guiana,the produce <.i{ Andira violacea. Violin. This instrument has three gut strings,and a fourth of silver wire. The back, neck, sides,and circles are generally made of sycamore ; the/(//), bass-bar, sound-post, and six blocks, of deal;the finger-board and tail-piece of ebony. The 34° WORDS USED IN Hindu
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