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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)

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the girth of a mans body; untilHenry I. decreed that it should be the length ofhis arm. Yataghan. A Turkish dagger or scimitar. Yawl. A man-of-wars boat, rowed with sixoars. Ychma, Peruv. The name for vrild cinnabaramong the ancient Peruvians; it was employedby them for painting the body and… … Fig. 701. Device of ^Morvilliers. (The Pythagorean V.) 348 WORDS USED IN ochre, Naples yellow, chrome ycllo7v, lemonyello7U, Indian yelloiv, gall-stone, Roman ochre.Mars yelkno, terra di Siena, Italian pink, cad-f?iiiim yello7v, &c. Yellow, in Christian art, or gold, was thesymbol of the sun ;…

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