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 223
Fig. 445. JSIarra. Marseilles Faience. This ancient city hasat all times been celebrated in the ceramic arts.Fig. 446 gives a representative specimen ofmodern polychrome work, decorated withflowers easily recognized by the dispositionof their long stalks. These flowers are, in … Fig. 446. Teapot of Marseilles faience. other specimens, accompanied by marine land-scapes. Other polychrome services are calledfrom their designs services aux insectes. Marsupium, R. {ixapaiiviov). A purse forcontaining money; it was made of leatherand shaped like a pear, being confined at thetop…
Art · Archaeology -- Dictionaries
Internet Archive · California Digital Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
