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 34
dArgentan. ART AND ARCIT.EOLOGY. towns, on Ash-Wednesday, they drown an imagecalled Caramentran who represents tlie god oftlie carnival. Argent, Her. The metal silver, representedin engravings by a plain white. Argentan, Point d. Lace made much in thesame way as Point dAlen9on, but having… … and was used to batter the walls of a city till abreach was effected. The battering-ram wasat first worked by men, who simply carried it intheir arms, but in course of time it was sus-pended from a wooden tower (Fig. 40), or a
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