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 135
sque relicsof the Gothic. Typical examples areCrewe Hall, Speke, in Lancashire, HaddonHall, Kenilworth 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. Ellotia or… … Fig. 284. Great Seal of Queen Elizabeth. Emarginated. Having the viargiii brokenby a notch or notches. Embalming \\as frequently practised by theearly Christians, especially with the bodies ofmartyrs. The practice was derived from theJews. As a pagan ceremony embalming wasintended to facilitate…
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