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 347
as for in-stance the undulated torus. (See Nebule.) (Fig. 673.) Undy, Undee, Her. Wavy. Unguentaria, R. Flasks or boxes of costlyworkmanship for holding perfumes, essences,oils, and salves, for use in the baths, &c. (SeeNarthecia.) Unicorn. In Christian art a symbol ofpurity, especially of… … Fig. 674. Unicorn. Device of the Orsini family. it had one horn on its head. It was believed tolive solitary in the wooils, and could only becaught by a maiden. The jM^operty of detectingpoison was attributed to its horn, and Ilentzner,who visited England in 159S, says : — We were shown at Wiiuisor…
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