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 24
Fig. i6. Almuce.and of lakes, and carmine, from cochineal. Rochealum, or roach alum, Roman alum, and Turkeyalum, are varieties of the common alum, describedby mediaeval writers as alumens. Alumen (Lat.), Greek, {slypteria). Mediaevalwriters confused this word with the alums. Fig. 17. Circular Roman…
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