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 279
nd had a reddertinge; it was obtained from the viui-ex bran-daris. Purple is red graduated with blue, the redpredominating; red with black makes purple-black. Purple pigments are viadder purple,violet mars, burnt carmine (for water-colours). Purple Lakes and Gree7i Lakes are made bymixing yelloi.v… … Fig. 566. Puteus. Manhole of an Aqueduct. Purpure, Her. Purple. Purree, Hind. A bright golden-yellow pig-ment prepared from camels dung. (See IndianYellow.) Pursuivants. The lowest order of officers inHeralds College; of whom there are four,called respectively Rouge Croi.x, Rouge Dragon,Blue…
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