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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)

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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. … Fig. 17. Circular Roman altar. The name was applied by the classics to .severalsalts of the nature of vitriols, and among themto the natural sulphate of iron {copperas ox greenvitriol of commerce). Alur, Aloring, or Alurde, &c., O.K. Parapetwall. Alveole; see Nimbus. Alveus, R. {ahnis, the…

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