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 162
nia Cambogia, generally imported incylindrical rolls. It forms a beautiful yellow pig-ment, used for water-colour ; it is used to stainwood in imitation of box, and the tinctureenters into the composition of the gold-colouredvarnish for lacquering brass; it also gives abeautiful and durable stain… … Fig. 346 Gargoulette. Arab. Gammut. (See Gamut.) Gamut. The musical scale ; so called fromthe first tone, UT (our do), of the model scale ofGuido, which was represented by the Greekgamma. Ganoid {yavos, brightness). A name appliedto an order of fishes, having angular scales,composed of bony plates,…
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