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 298
Arch.), profusely used in theEarly English and Decorated styles, is a roundmoulding, divided longitudinally along themiddle, the upper half of which projects over the lower. Roll and fillet moulding is a roll-moulding with a square fillet on the face ofit. Rolls of Arms. Heraldic records of… … Fig. 589. Temple of Vesta at Tivoli, withRoman-Corinthian columns. Roman Architecture is a combination of theEtruscan and the GVvt/C, principally distinguishedfrom the latter by the circular arch, and themonopteral or circular temple unknown to theGreeks, but a favourite form with the tomb-building…
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