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 356
ge operations, made of lighttimbers covered with planks and the skins ofanimals. Vinum Saccatum. (See Collum Vina- RlfM.) Viol. (See Fiddle.) Viola or Alto-viola. A tenor violin; tunedan octave above the violoncello. It is largerthan the ordinary violin and has four gut strings,of which the third… … Viola da Gamba. Viola dAmore, It. An obsolete species ofviolin producing a very sweet and peculiar toneby an arrangement of metal wires vibrating inunison with the gut-strings. Violet is a combination of equal red andblue. It is complementary to yellow. In Chris-tian art, the colour violet or the…
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