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 330
enians,Parthians, Medes, and Persians. Tiara recta orcidaris was an upright tiara, the regal head-dress of Persia. Tiara PJuyi^na was a synonymfor Mitra. Fig. 183 represents the head-dressand costume of a Persian soldier. Tiara, Chr. The Popes triple crown, em-blematic of his authority in the three… … Fig. 652. Thurible. An Arabic incense-burner in brass,inlaid with silver. 320 WORDS USED IN cipal varieties were:—tlie piouau/os or singlepipe, including the bagpipe (it/r/co/arrus);
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