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 61
—804), are also ofpure Byzantine style.Byzantine Paintingwas that which suc-ceeded the decline ofthe early ChristianArt in the catacombsand basilicas of Rome,and which precededand foreshadowed theRenaissance of Art inItaly. In style it wasbased on that of thecatacombs, but with areminiscence of… … Fig. 121. Roman-lyzantineCross at Carew. Fig. Ijyzaii almost reduced it to amosaics of the loth andMarks, Venice, are perhaps the best existingexamples of the Byzantine period. Specimensare also to be seen in St. Sophia, Constanti-nople ; and at Ravenna. English font. c. Caaba, Arabic (lit. square…
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