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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 247

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er distributed to communicants atmass. Ne Jhesu was nat the obleThat reysed was at the sacre. {Hart. MS.) Hence, a wafer-cake, sweetened with honey,and made of the finest wheaten bread. Oboe or Hautboy (from Fr. haul, high, andbois, wood). A wind instrument like a flute,sounded through a reed.… … Fig. 494. Egyptian Obelisk. of a drachm. The obolos in later times was ofbronze ; but in the best times of Athens it wasof silver. Its value in the .<^ginetan standardwas ri66 of a penny. Obscoena, Chr. Obscene representations fre-quently met with in Christian iconography,which, according to De…

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