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, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington · leaf 113
Fig. 206Crescent. 96 WORDS USED IN … 207. Royal crest ofEngland. placed on the ridge of roofs. Many monumentsof antiquity have been adorned with terra-cottacrests ; in the Romano-Byzantine architectureexamples occur which are made of stone, whilein Pointed or Renaissance art they were made oflead. Crest, Her. (Lat. cris-ia). This…
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