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 156
e for smelt-ing metals ; fornax balnci, a hypocaust or bath-furnace ; this was also called Fornacui.a(q.v.). Fornax is also the name of the god-dess of ovens. Fornix, R. A term having the same mean-ing as Arcus (q.v.). It also denotes (i) atriumphal arch {arcus triurnphalis) ; (2) a vaultor vaulted…
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