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Title: 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
Year: 1883 (1880s)
Authors: Mollett, John W. (John William)
Subjects: Art Archaeology -- Dictionaries
Publisher: London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Fig. 2S4. Great Seal uf (Jueen Elizabeth. Emarginated. Having the margin brokenby a notcli or notches. Embalming was frequently practised by theearly ChrLstians, especially with the bodies ofmartyrs. The practice was derived from theJews. As a pagan ceremony embalming wasintended to facilitate crcviatioii. Embalon, Cjr. and U. A beak, correspondingto the modern ra>n, under the liows of a wargalley, for the jjurpose of sinking the enemy. Embas, Gr. A shoe of white felt, used esp.by the Ureotians. Ember Days, Chr. (in Anglo-Saxon, yiiihrcitdagas, recurrent days; in Latin, jcjiiniaquatuor tcmporum ; in French, ks quatre temps,&.C.). Special fasts api^ointed to be observed at
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Fig. 285. Eniblomata the commencement of each of the/our seasons ofthe year. In the Eastern Church there is notrace of such an observance. (The word has noconnexion with embers in the sense of ashes.)Emblazon, Her. (See Blazon.)Emblemata, Gr. (iuBdWu, to put in).Ini,.\ii) work, or (i) Mosaic made ofcoloured cubes of glass or vitreous enamel.(See Sectii.e, Tessellatum, Vermicu-i.ATUM.) Fig. 285 represents emblemataof different kinds of glass. (2) Crustsexquisitely wrought on the surface of ves-sels or other pieces of furniture ; as, forinstance, alabaster on marble, gold onsilver, silver on bronze. The Romansgenerally used the term cnista: for this kindof work. From Emblemata is derivedour word EMiiLE.M, the true meaning ofwhich is a symbolical figure or compo-sition which conceals an allegory. Thusan ape symbolized malice and lust; ■xpelicanpiety, and the Redeemers love for the world,&c. The most important books of Emblemsare by Alciati, Faradin, and Sambuco. Embolismus, Embolis

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