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 254
There are usually said to be five orders: theTuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and Com-posite. Orders of Knighthood. (See Knighthood.) Ordinary, Her. An early principal charge ofa simple character. Oread. A mountain-nymph. Oreae, R. {ora, the mouth). A snaffle-bitfor horses. Oreiller, Her. A… … Fig. 510. Regals or Portable Organ. some derive it from aurum Phrygium, becausethe Phrygians, who were excellent embroiderers,were considered to have invented the style;otliers take it to be from aurum fractum(broken). In mediceval Latin the term fororfrays was aurifrigia, aurifrisa, aurifrisiis^…
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