. 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 . harpappear separately crowned for England,France, and Ireland. Elizabeth was fondof allegory and devices. In her portraitby Zoffany the lining of her robe isA\orked with eyes and ears, and on herleft sleeve is embroidered a serpent—allto imply wisdom and vigilance. In herother hand is a rainbow with th
. 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 . harpappear separately crowned for England,France, and Ireland. Elizabeth was fondof allegory and devices. In her portraitby Zoffany the lining of her robe isA\orked with eyes and ears, and on herleft sleeve is embroidered a serpent—allto imply wisdom and vigilance. In herother hand is a rainbow with the motto, Kon sine sole iris (no rainbow withoutthe sun). Elizabethan. The style of architectureand flecoration gradually developed duringthe reign oftheTudors in England. Itscharacteristics are a mixed revival of clas-sical forms with quaint and grotesque relicsof the Gothic. Typical examples areCrewe Hall, Speke, in Lancashire, HaddonHall, Kenihvorth Castle, Raglan Castle,\c. Ellipsis, Ellipse. A figure formed bycutting a cone obliquely across its length ;hence— Ellipsograph. An instrument for de-scribing a semi-ellipse. EUotia or Hellotia. A Corinthian fes-tival with a torch-race, in honour of Athenaas a goddess of fire. 124 WORDS USED IN Ellychnium, R. {\vxyos, a light). The wick. Fig. 2S4. Great Seal uf (Jueen Elizabeth. Emarginated. Having the margin brokenby a notcli or notches. Embalming was frequently practised by theearly ChrLstians, especially with the bodies ofmartyrs. The practice was derived from theJews. As a pagan ceremony embalming wasintended to facilitate crcviatioii. Embalon, Cjr. and U. A beak, correspondingto the modern ra>n, under the liows of a wargalley, for the jjurpose of sinking the enemy. Embas, Gr. A shoe of white felt, used the Ureotians. Ember Days, Chr. (in Anglo-Saxon, yiiihrcitdagas, recurrent days; in Latin, jcjiiniaquatuor tcmporum ; in French, ks quatre temps,&.C.). Special fasts api^ointed to be observed at
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