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 39
ilh li.;i;c colli n the most essential and the most interesting partof a Roman mansion ; it was here that numbersassembled daily to pay their respects to theirpatron, to consult the legislator, to attractthe notice of the statesman, or to derive im- … Fi^. 50. .A.tnu:ii, with Doric columns. During the Middle Ages the term atrium wasused to denote the open plof of ground surround-ing a church, which served for a cemetery, andilic close or courtvard of certain churches. Atte^ia, R. A hut or cabin made of reeds,and covered with thatch. Attic-order,…
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