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 66
e sun ro-dores candel, the candle of the firmament,woruld candel, heofon candel, &c. Origi-nally, no doubt, the candle was a mere mass of fatplastered round a wick (candel-weoc) and stuckupon a candel-sticca, or upright stick; whenthe candle-stick had several branches, it was calleda… … Fig. 130. Persain Candys. Candys {ko.vZvs). A Persian cloak of woollencloth, generally purple in colour. Canephoria. Greek festivals of Diana; oran incident of another feast, called pratelia, inwhich virgins about to marry presented baskets{canea) to Minerva. The name, Canephorus, orbasket-bearer,…
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