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 22
s of an altar. ART AND ARCHEOLOGY. Altar cloth, Chr. The linen coverings, andembroidered hangings of an altar. Altare, R. [alta ara, high altar). A raisedaltar as contradistinguished from the ara whichwas of no great height. (Fig. 17.) Altar front, Chr. An antependium (q.v.). Altar screen, Chr.… … and of lakes, and tarintnc, from cochmeal. Rochealum, or roach alum, Roman alum, and Turkeyalum, are varieties of the common alum, describedby mediaeval writers as alumens. Alumen (Lat.), Greek, (stypteria). Medievalwriters confused this word with the alums.
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