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 14
ferent peoples.The acanthus has been applied to the orna-mentation of friezes, cornices, modillions, andvarious other mem-bers of architecture,but in especial tothe decoration of mo-dillions (projectingbrackets) (Fig. 4) andof Corinthian andcomposite capitals.There are severalvarieties of the… … Fig. 4. Architecturalacanthus.
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