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 74
. A kind of joust or hastilude. Cendal, Sandal, &c., O. E. The name,variously spelt, of a silken stuff used for vest-ments, and for banners. Sec; 13th century. Wenow call this stuff sarcenet. Cenotaph (/cejo-Ta(/)io;, i.e. an empty tomb).A monument raised to a Roman citizen whohad been drowned… … Fig. 146. Centaur. Kevrew and ravpos, i. e. herdsman ; but prob.simply from KfVTioi, i. c. Piercer or Spearman).The Centaurs arc represented with the body 64 WORDS USED IN of a horse, and bust, head, and arms of a man.(Fig. 146.) In Christian archaeology, the Centauris a symbol of the swift passage…
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