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 257
the sacrifices. Thecommon kinds were of red earthenware, orna-mented with designs in black. Others were ofbronze or silver, often richly decorated withchasing, &c. (Compare Patina.) In Archi-tecture, a great variety of flat ornaments used inall styles of architecture are improperly… … Fig. 521. Patera.
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