. 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 . symbolized each by the head of some animalwhich served at the same time for the lid of thecanopea. Cant, Arch, (i) To truncate. (2) To turnanything over on its angle. Cantabrarii, Med. Lat. Standard-bearers:from C.\NTAHRUM, a kind of standard used bythe Roman emperors. (Consult JlLyrick.) Canted Colum
. 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 . symbolized each by the head of some animalwhich served at the same time for the lid of thecanopea. Cant, Arch, (i) To truncate. (2) To turnanything over on its angle. Cantabrarii, Med. Lat. Standard-bearers:from C.\NTAHRUM, a kind of standard used bythe Roman emperors. (Consult JlLyrick.) Canted Column, Arch. A column polygonalin section. Cantellus, Med. Lat. (Fr. chantean and cantel;Lat. (jitantillus). (i) A cut with a weapon, orthe portion cut away. (2) Heraldic for the fourthpart of a shield, since called a canton. (3) Thehind part of a saddle. Canteriolus (dimin. of canterius, a prop).A painters easel. The term, which is of doubt-ful Latinity, corresponds to the Greek oKpi^as. Canterius, R. This term has numerousmeanings ; it serves to denote a gelding, a prop,the rafters forming part of the woodwork of aroof, and a surgical contrivance, of which theform is unknown, but which was used for sus-pending horses whose legs chanced to be broken,in such a way as to allow the bone to Fig. 132. Canthaius (Grec-k). Cantharus (Kafdapoi, a kind of beetle). Atwo-handled vase or drinking-cup, of Greek in- vention. It was particularly consecrated toI^acchus, and accordingly, in representations ofthe festivals of that god, it figures constantlyin the hands of satyrs and other personages.(Fig- 132.) Cantherius. (See Canterius.) Canthus (KapOhs, the felloe of a wheel). Ahoop of iron or bronze forming the ^ire of awheel. The Greeks called this tire ewicrcDrpoy(i. e. that which is fastened to the felloe). Canticum. An interlude of music in a Romanplay. Cantilevers or Cantalivers, Arch. Blocksframed into a wall under the eaves, projecting soas to carry a moulding. (See MODILLION.) Can
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