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 159
o, Chinese. (See Dog of Fo.) The Handof Fo is a fragrant fruit, a kind of cedrat,generally styled the Chinese hand-plant, used toperfume apartments. Focale, R. (fauces, the throat). A squarepiece of cloth which was wrapped round theneck, and covered the ears. Foculus, R. (dimin. of foeus). A… … 321. Foliage of ih,;Acanthus. Foliage, Gen. Nearly every styleof architecture hasmade use of foliagefor purposes of or-namentation. In an-tiquity, the leavesof the acanthus,palm, laurel, olive,ivy, &c., were thusemployed; the Ro-mano-Byzantine, By-zantine, and Pointedstyles utilized for ART AND…
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