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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xist in Greece, Italy, andFrance. The most perfect of these are theColosseum at Rome, and the amphitheatre atNismes. Theca Calamaria, Gr. and R. (0rfK7j ; TiOrtfii,to iiut into). A portable inkstand.Thenards Blue. (See Cobalt.)Thensa. (See Tensa.) Theo-gamia, Gr. {dfo-ydixia). Greek festivalsheld… … Fig. 650. Part of the Frieze of the Temple of Theseus, Athens. Thermae, Gr. and R. (Qep^ai, lit. hot-springs).Distinguished from balnea:. The luxurious es-tablishments for bathing, gj-mnastics, and con-versation which grew up under the RomanEmpire, on which all the resources of architec-ture and…
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