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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 -- Dictionaries Archaeology -- Dictionaries
Publisher: London, S. Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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nal use of referring the reader to the fountain-head at which he canverify and amplify the condensed information that this work supplies. J. W. MOLLETT.October, 1S82. CLASSIFIED CATALOGUES OF BOOKS ON ART IN THE NATIONAL ART LIBRARY, SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM. ISSUED BY AUTHORITY. List of Works on Costume, \s. ; Furniture, -id.; Heraldry, yi.; LaceAND Needlework, \d.; Ornament, 6^.; Painting, c\d.\ Pottery andPorcelain, yt.; Sculpture, yi. 1 kcsc Catalogues may be had on application to the Secretary of the Science and Ait Department, Sonth Aensinqton, S.I!. ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF WORDS USED IN ART AND ARCH/EOLOGY. Abbreviations—Kxc\\. Architectural; Chr. Christian; ^gy^. Egyptian; Yx. French; Gr. Greek;Hex. Heraldic; It. Italian ; Lat. Latin; Med. Meaiceval; O. E. Old English; Orient. Oriental; R. Roman. Ti^^. Aar or Aarou, Egyp. A plain in a supra-terrestrial region, which corresponded, with theEgyptians, to the Elysian Fields of the Greeksand the Asgard of Scandinavian mythology.
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Fig. I. Abaculi used as pavement. Abaculus, Gr. and R. (a diminutive of abacus,q.v.). A small square or cube of glass, or somevitreous composition made to imitate stone orglass of various colours. Ahacnli were employedfor the inlaid-work of pavements, or the incrusta-tions of mosaic. Abacus, Gr. and R. (aj8a;, a slab or board).I. In general a rectangular slab of stone, marl)le,or terra-cotta. 2. A board or tray used in arith-metical calculations, and constructed for reckon-ing by tens. 3. A play-board divided intocompartments, a kind of back-gammon in use inantiquity. The same term was also applied toa board used for another game of skill, the ludzislatrunciiloriini, which was more lilvC our chess.4. A side-board on which were displayed, in thetriclinium, or dining-room, silver plate and other table utensils. 5- ^ slab of marble, used for acoating in the decorati(m of a room or apartmentof any kind. 6. A square slab of terra-cotta orwood, placed by the earliest builders at the topof w

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