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 303
, or the dish which held thePaschal Lamb at the Last .Supper, &c. It wasobtained in the Crusades in iioi, and was formany generations an object of superstitiousreverence. Its principal interest now is in theevidence it bears to the early perfection of theart of making and colouring glass.… … Fig. 59S. Sacque of the time of Louis XIV. Saddle-roof, Arch. A roof of two gables.(French, en i>alii?r.) Safety-arch, Arch. An arch in a wall overa door ur vindow, to keep the weight of thewall above off the lintel. Safflower. A delicate red colour obtainedfrtmi the tlower of that name. Saffron…
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