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 36
an. ART A\D ARCIT.r:OLOr.V. towns, on Ash-Wednesilay, they drown an inia^ecalled Caraiiientran who represents tlie god ofthe carnival. Argent, Her. The metal silver, representedin engravings by a plain white, Argentan, Point d. Lace made much in thesame way as Point dAlen9on, but having theflowers… … Argentella. A name given to a lace made inGenoa, but worked much like Point dAlcn9on. Argive. A school of sculpture, contemporarywith the Attic School of Pheidias; of whichPolycletus was the head. He was the author ofthe Crt/w;/, or law of proportion in sculpture,exemplified in his Doryphorus…
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