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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 175

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was a knitter of gloves. 158 WORDS USED IN Gluten. In wax painting, the compoundwith which the pigrnents arc mixed. Glyphs, Arcli. Tlic flutings of an ornamentor groovingform-ing the segmentof a circle. (SeeDlGLYPH, Tri-GIAVII.) Glyptics. The an of engravingon preciousstones. Glyptotheca,Gr. and R.… … Fig. 361. Glory. Vesica Piscisin Ely Cathedral. Gold. It is probable that the earliest recordedmark upon units of value was the image of asheep or an ox ; hence money in Latin is calledpecunia, from pcciis, cattle, the original form ofbarbaric wealth, for which gold was the substi-tute. The wealth…

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