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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 324

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r). Pillar saints. Anchorites ofthe early Church who passedtheir lives on the top of acolumn, in order to give themselves up to medi-tation. There were some of them in Syria downto the 12th century. They derived their namefrom (TTuAos, a column. … Fig. 636. Stylobates. Stvl)bate, Arch. A pedestal supporting arow of columns ; Figs. 635 to 637 represent threerichly-decorated sty-lobates found in thebaths and other Ro-man ruins at Nismes.(See Pedestal, Ste- REDIIATE.) Stylus, R. (Gr.(TTvKos). A pointed in-strument with whichtlie Romans wrote…

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