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 90
cs untrained were called clubmen.(See Clava.) Club-kayles, O. E. Skittles played with aclub, instead of a ball. (See Cloish.) Clubs, at cards, are the ancient trefles, thetrefoil or clover-plant. (See Trefle.) Cluden, Gr. and R. A sword, the blade ofwhich was contrived to recede into the handle.It… … which the victim was ripped up. The daggerrepresented in Fig. 174, taken from the arch ofCarpentras, was probably a Gaulish diinaculiim. Clustered Column, Arch. A pier formed of acongeries of columns or shafts clustered together,either attached or detached. It is also called aCompound Pier. Fig.…
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