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 154
\\V w^^Vs Fig. 324. Baptismal font(Romano-Byzantine). … Fig. 325. Early English Font. Foreshortening. The art of representingobjects on a plane surface as they appear to theeye in perspective. Forfex, R. (i) Large scissors or shears used tocut hair or shear animals. (2) A clip, in theform of shears, for raising weights. (Fig. 327.)Fig. 328 represents a…
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