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 87
Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian ;—and the Roman :Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and Compo-site orders (q. v.) are generally thus distinguished.Clathrate. Latticed like a grating {clathri). … Fig. 167. Clathri over bronze doors. Clathri, R. A grating or trellis formed ofwooden or metal bars ; clathri were employedto form the imposts over hypacthral doors, andto light the stables (carccres) under the circus,&c. Fig. 167 represents one of the bronze doorsof the Pantheon at Rome with…
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