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 297
are personifiedas half-prostrate figures reclining upon an urn,and marked by certain attributes ; e. g. of theNile, a hippopotamus; of the Tiber, a wolfsuckling Romulus and Remus ; other rivers bythe flora or by certain cities of their banks, &c.(Consult Didron, Iconographie Chrit.; Mar-iigny,… … Fig. 5S3. Robur. Prison at Rome. sumach. (2) Said ot a hay or sorel horsemarked with t;rey. Robigalia, R. Roman festivals held everyyear 011 tlie sixth of the calends of May (25thof April), in honour of tiie t;;oil Robigus, to pre-serve the wheat from mildew. Roborarium [ro/itr, strength). An…
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