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 (1883)
Mollett, John W. (John William) · London, S. Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington · leaf 111
o variousearthenware or metal vessels, \\hen they wereused to heat water or any other liquid. Cucurbita, R. A pumpkin or gourd, andthence a cupping-glass. Cudo, Cudon, R. A skull-cap made of softleather or fm-s. Cuerpo (Span.). Body clothing, i. e. ajacket. Cufic (characters), Arab. The Cufic is… … Fig. 223. Cuisse. Cuirass. (See Cingulum, Lorica, Pec-TORAi.E, Thorax.) Cuir-boulli, Fr. Boiled leather, frequentlymentioned by medieval writers. It has latelybeen revived under the name of iviprtssed leatlier,and broui^dit to a hii^h state of perfection, [fair-ko!/.) Hence :— Cuirbouly, O. E.…
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