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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)

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e the girth of a mans body; untilHenry L decreed that it should be the length ofhis arm. Yataghan. A Turkish dagger or scimitar. Yawl. A man-of-wars boat, rowed with sixoars. Ychma, Peruv. The name for wild cinnabaramong the ancient Peruvians; it was employedby them for painting the body and… … Fig. 701. Device of Morvilliers. (The Pythagorean V.) 348 WORDS USED IN ochre, Naples yelhti, chrome yelloiv, lemonyellow, Indian yellow, gall-stone, Roman ochre.Mars yellow, terra di Siena, Italian pink, cad-mium yellow, &c. Yellow, in Christian art, or gold, was thesymbol of the sun ; of the…

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