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 220
lyapplied to the glazed cart/icnivare of Italy. A coarser lead-glazed lustred ware was known asmezza-majolica. The distinguishing characteris-tics of the Majolica ware are coarseness ofware, intricacy of pattern, and occasionally pris-matic glaze. It is also named Faiioncp:, fromthe boiega at… … Fig. 439. INIajolica Plate (Urbino Ware). sand, and is soft or Iiai-d according to the natureof the composition, and the degree of heat underwhich it is fired in the kiln. English earthen-ware is soft, while stone-ware, Qtieens-ware, &c ,are hard. Soft wares are either unglazed, 01lustrous, or…
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