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 198
ART AND ARCH.EOLOGY. 187 catacombs, &c. The term is also applied tointricate designs executed on the grass-plots ofgardens, and on the mosaic or glazed tiles npavements. (Fig. 412.) (See MiNOTAUR.) Lac or Gum Lac (Arabic, lakali). A resinproduced on an East-Indian tree by the punc-tures of the… … ■S<-^^,-md
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