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 77
nds ofcathedra:: the cathedra strata was a chair fur-nished with cushions ; cathedra supina, a chairwith long sloping back ; cathedra longa, a chairwith long deep seat. The cathedra philosophoriiinwas the equivalent of our modern term, a pro-fessors chair. Catherine Wheel. In Gothic architecture,… … Fig. 144. Catillus for grinding corn. q. V.; i. e. a small bowl). (i) The upper part of amill for grinding corn, which served botli asgrindstone and hopper or bowl. Fig. 144 re-presents an ancient mill, a fourth part of the catillus being suppressed in order to show thereader the mechanism. (2) A…
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