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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)

Mollett, John W. (John William) · London, S. Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington · leaf 318

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of the ancients. Stump, for drawing in pencil orcrayon. It is a thick roll of strongpaper made into a kind of pencil,and used for rubbing over lines tosoften them down for groundtints, gradation of shading, &c. Styiites, Chr. ((ttuAittjs). Pillar saints. Anchorites ofthe early Church who… … Fig 635. Stylobates. Fig. 636. Stylobates. Stylibate, Arch. A pedestal supporting arow of columns ; Figs. 635 to 637 represent threerichlydecoratcd sty-lobates found in thebaths and other Ro-man ruins at Nismes.(See Pedestal, Ste- REOnATE.) Stylus, R. (Gr.cnvKos). A pointed in-strument with…

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