$H Mer. Egypt

The water-coast or canal boundary of an Egyptian nome. (1876c1)

$H Mera. Or Meri-ra. Egypt

Mera. A mystical divin= ity who is mentioned in the CXLth chapter of the = Ritual of the Dead. (1876c1)

Mera. Or Meri-ra. The surname of the Egyptian king Pepi of the VIth dynasty, which see. (1876c1)

$H Mera-hba-sahu. "Lower World Mummy.&= quot; Egypt

The name of the fourth of the seven mystic= al cows or Hathors of Egyptian mythology, who are mentioned in the CXLIXth chapter of the Ritua= l of the Dead. (1876c1)

$H Mer-amen. "He who loves Amen Ra.&qu= ot; Egypt

Mer-amen. "He who loves Amen Ra." The royal surname of Aahmes I. of the XVIIIth dynasty. (1876c1)

Mer-amen. The surname of Piankhi II., an Egyptian ki= ng of the XXIInd dynasty. See Piank= hi. (1876c1)

$H Mer-amen-se-amen. Egypt

Another name of the Egyptian king of the <= span class=3DSpellE>XXIst dynasty who was called S= mendes by the Greeks. (1876c1)

$H Mer-ankhes. Egypt

The daughter of an unidentified early Egyp= tian king. (1876c1)

$H Mer-ba. Egypt

The sixth king of <= st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">Egypt, of whom no events are recorded. He reigned twenty years. He was called by the Greek writers Miebies. (1876c1)

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$H Mercury. [See Hermes.] (1891a1)

$H Mereack. Hindu

Hind. A sort of thic= k black varnish employed by the Khmers to coat over statues made of any soft ston= e, which are exposed to the changes of the weather. This is varnish was, in = many instances, itself covered with gold‑leaf.(1883m1)=

$H Mered= . "Rebel"

A Hebrew prince, who is said to have taken= to wife Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh, a circumstance not yet discovered in the Egyptian inscriptions. (1876c1)

$H Meren= -hor. Egypt

An early Egyptian king, who is named on the Tablet of Abydos. (1876c1)<= /p>

$H = Mer-en-Ptah. Egypt

Mer-e= n-Ptah, Dynasty XIX., cir. B.C. 1300= . The 14th son of Ramses II. It is generally believed that this king= may be identified with the Pharaoh of the Exodus. His body was discovered in = the tomb of Amen-hetep II. in 1899; and is now in the = Cairo Museum. An irruption of the Libyans into Egypt and their defeat at Prosopis is the chief event of this otherwise uneventful reign.(1902b1)

$H = Mer-en-Ra Egypt

Mer-e= n-Ra , Mehti-em-sa-f . Fourth king of Dynasty VI.= , cir. 3447 B.C. The important inscription in the tomb of Her-khuf at Aswân dates from this king's reign. His pyramid, Men ankh, is at Sakkâra.(1902b1)

$H Mere-= phre. Egypt

An overseer of the gatekeepers of the temple of Amen Ra. Period uncertain. His n= ame is also written Meri-ra. (1876c1)

$H Mere-= su-ra. Egypt

A royal scribe, the father of the scribe <= span class=3DSpellE>Heti, and grandfather of Eopei= i, the royal scribe of the palace of Memphis. (1876= c1)

$H Meret= -pa.

The mother of the royal scribe Sa-pthah, which see. (1876c1)

$H Mer-hab. Egypt

A high functionary of the IVth dynasty, the father of Nesemab, which see. (1= 876c1)

$H Mer-het. Egypt

The son of an early Egyptian king. (1876c1= )

$H Merhet-nets. Egypt

The grandson of Tetet= , an early Egyptian king of the Ist dynasty. (1= 876c1)

$H Merhu. Egypt

An Egyptian prince, the son of Pthah-neferka and his sister A= hura. According to the romance of Setnau he was dro= wned in the river Nile as a punishment for = his father's sacrilege. See Pthah-neferka and Setnau. (1876c1)

$H Meri. Egypt

Meri. A grand priest o= f Osiris, in the reign of Ramese= s II. See = Unnefer. (1876c1)

Meri. An Egyptian lady= , the sister of the priest and doctor Rekh-mara, of= the XVIIIth dynasty. (1876c1)

Meri. "The Lake." The Egyptian name given to the great reser= voir of Amenemha III., which the Greeks pronounced= Moeris and converted into the name of a king. (1876= c1)

Meri. An Egyptian offi= cial of the Vth dynasty. He was chief of the write= rs of the Royal Register, chief of the sacred scribes, chief of the House of Wa= r, chief of the House of the Princess, priest of the goddess Rannu, and priest of the god Horus. This accumulatio= n of offices was common at all times in Egyptian history. (1876c1)<= /span>

$H Meri-amen. "Beloved of Amen." = Egypt

The sacerdotal title of the Egyptian king = Rameses II., which see. (1876c1)<= /p>

$H Meri-amen-rameses. Egypt

The name of a well dug by order of Rameses II. for the use of the Egyptian miners at t= he gold mines of Akaitau or Kuban. (1876c1)

$H Meri-an. Egypt

A royal personage of the XVIIIth or XIXth dynasty. He was royal secretary, roy= al writer, and master of the Royal House, either at the same time or successively. He had a sister a priestess, named Ana= i. (1876c1)

$H Meri-bast. Egypt

The father of a high-priest of Amen Ra, in= the reign of Rameses IX. of the XXIst dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Meri-em-a. Egypt

An Egyptian king of the Vth dynasty. He was the son and successor of Pepi= Merira. (1876c1)

$H Meri-en-sekar. Egypt

An Egyptian goddess, generally represented= as an uraeus serpent. She was more frequently ca= lled Rannu, the goddess of harvest. (1876c1)<= /span>

$H Meri-= mes. Or Mer-mes= .

Mer-mes. Or<= /i> Meri-mes. A prince of Ethiopia. The period when he lived is uncertain. (1876c1)

$H Meri-ra. Egypt

Meri-ra. "He who loves Ra." The surname of Thothmes III. of the XVIIIth dynasty. (1876c1)

Meri-ra. An Egyptian captain of the XVIIIth dynasty.= His father's name was Atef-neb-ma, and that of his mother Hapiu. (1876c1)

$H Meri-s-ankh.

A queen of Egypt, priestess of Thoth, and wife of Shafra, a king of the IVth dynasty. (1876c1)=

$H Merismoi. Egypt

The trades taxes of the Greco-Egyptian Emp= ire under the Ptolemaic dynasties. They were collected three times a year. (1876c1)

$H Meri-s-te-khu. "That which loves Joy." =

The mother of Ameni a great officer of state in the reigns of Amenemha I.= and II. of the XIIth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Merit. Egypt

The wife of Antef, an Egyptian officer of the XIIth dynasty. (18= 76c1)

$H Meri-tum. Egypt

The seventh son of Ra= meses III., who is said by some authorities to have succeeded Rameses VIII. (1876c1)

$H Meriui. Egypt

A royal scribe of the XVIIIth dynasty. His father, Uetu, was the chief of t= he Keneb, an uncertain Egyptian priestly class. (1876c= 1)

$H Mer-ka-neshu. Or Ankh-hor.

Mer-ka-neshu. Or Ankh-hor. One of the thirteen petty kings of Egypt, who rebelled against= , and were subdued by, Piankhi the Ethiopian, of the XXIInd dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Merkins.

O.E. A name given to ringlets of false hair, much worn by ladies temp. Charles I.(1883m1)

$H Merlon. Architecture

Merlons, Arch. The COPS or raised parts of a battlemen= t. Figures of warriors or animals are sometimes carved on the tops. (See BATTLEMENT.)(1883m1)

Merlon. (Arch.) The part of a parapet between the interv= als formed by the loopholes or crenelles (q.v.). = Merlons assume different forms according to their s= tyle and period. Sometimes they are terminated by small pyramids, sometimes th= ey are pierced with long vertical loopholes. ILLUS. merlon(1891a1)

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$H Mermaid. <= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Heraldry

Mermaid. An ancient device of the Colonna family was= the mermaid between the pillars of Hercules, with the motto Contemnit tuta procellas.

Fig. 455. Mermaid and Pillars of Hercules. = Arms of the Colonna family.(1883m1)

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Mermaid. (Her.) A mermaid is one of the mythical beings whose existence is due to the fertile imagination of the ancients. This b= eing is half woman and half fish, and is generally represented combing her hair while she holds a mirror in the other hand. The mermaid has always been extremely popular with heralds either= as a charge or as a supporter of a shield. ILLUS. mermaid(1891a1)

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$H Mer-m= er-ti. Egypt

According to M. Brugs= ch the Egyptian name of the country of Marmorica= , in Lower Libya. (1876c1)

$H Mer-m= es. Or Meri-me= s.

Mer-mes. Or<= /i> Meri-mes. A prince of Ethiopia. The period when he lived is uncertain. (1876c1)

$H Mer-neb-pthah. Egypt

An unknown Egyptian king. He was the fathe= r of Pthah-nefer-ka and Ahura= , in the ancient Egyptian romance called the Story of = Setnau. (1876c1)

$H Mer-neter. "Divine Mer." Egypt

An Egyptian city, the Menouthes of the Greek writers. It was also called Pe-neter. (1876c1)

$H Merodach. Babylonia

A Babylonian deity. See Marduk and Silik-mulukhi or Silik-muludug. (1876c1)

$H Merodach-baladan. Or Maruduk-bal-iddina.

The form o= f the Babylonian royal name Maruduk-bal-iddina in Hebrew history. (1876c1)

Merodach-baladan. Or Maruduk-bal-iddina. Merodach-baladan. Or Maruduk-bal-iddina. He was son of Yagina (Ptolemy's Yugaeus), and king of= the Caldai (Chaldeans), a tribe settled on the shores of the Persian Gulf. Tiglath-Pileser II. received tribute from him at Sapiy= a, in B.C. 731. In B.C. 721, he conquered Babylon, and made himself king of Babylonia; the Chaldeans henceforth becoming part of the Babylonian population. In B.C. = 711 he sent an embassy to Hezekiah to ask for alliance, and in B.C. 710 was dethroned by Sargon. On Sargon's death he returned to Babylon, but was defeated at Kis, by Sennacherib, and driven to his ancestral kingdom in the marshes. Thence he was expelled by Sennacherib, in B.C. 700, and fled to Nagitu-Racci, at the mouth of the Eulaeus, his younger son, Nahid-Merodach, being made king of= the sea-coast. He died before the destruction of Nagitu by the Assyrians, in = B.C. 697. Two kings of the same name have been assumed, but the Cuneiform inscriptions know only of the son of Yagina. He was the Mardokempadus of Ptolemy. (Sayce.) (1876c1)

$H Merodach-bal-uzur.

The governor of the city of Amida, in= the reign of Shalmaneser VI. (1876c1)<= /span>

$H Merodak-mu-basa. Chaldaea

An early Chaldean astronomer, some observations by whom have been preserved in the Cuneiform inscriptions. He was the father of Nebozucipunu, who was also an astronomer. (1876c1)

$H Merri. Egypt

An Egyptian superintendent of canals and public works, in the reign of = Osirtesen I. of the XIIth dynasty. He was the son of Menkhetu, and had a son named = Antef. (1876c1)

$H Mer-sen-aki. Egypt

The chief commander of the troops in the <= span class=3DSpellE>nome of Kahesbu. He rev= olted against Piankhi Meramen<= /span>, together with other chiefs of Lower Egypt, but he was compelled to yield obedience. (1876c1)

$H Mer-sker. Egypt

A form of the goddess Hathor. Her name signifies "she who loves silence." She is "regent of the west."= She is represented with the disk and horns of Hathor, andis sometimes pictured in the "mountain of t= he west."(1902b1)

$H Merte= . Or Milt. Egypt

Merte. Or Milt. An uncertain Egyptian goddess, who was generally represented as wearing a tu= ft of lotus or papyrus flowers upon her head. (1876c1)

$H Mer-t= etes. Egypt

The granddaughter of = Tetet, an early Egyptian king of the Ist dynasty. (1= 876c1)

The wife of Saf-hotep= -heta, the son of King Tetet. She was also called Ha= p-tek. (1876c1)

$H Mert-hapi. Egypt

The sister of Nectanebos I. or II. of the XXXth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Mert-kha-ra. Egypt

A son of Rameses II. of the XIXth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Mert-u.

An Egyptian officer of the Ancient Empire, between the VIth and XII= th dynasties. His wife's name was the same as his own, which was another instance of masculine names as applied to women in ancient Egypt. (1876c1)<= /span>

The wife of the preceding officer of the s= ame name. (1876c1)

$H Meru. Indu

In Hindu mythology a mountain in the North-west of Thibet. It was supposed to be t= he pillar which unites the earth and heaven, and also the abode of the gods. (1876c1)

$H Mes. Egypt

An early Egyptian astronomer, some observations by whom have been preserved. (1876c1)

$H Mesaulae.

(:XF‑"L8"[=3Dmes‑aula]= ). (1) The narrow passage or corridor which, in a Greek house, connected the andron = with the gynaeceum. (2) The door in this passage.(1883m1)

$H Mese.

(the middle, sc. P@D*Z[=3Dchorde]). The c= entral note of the seven‑stringed lyre. The Greeks had no names to disting= uish musical notes. They were expressed by the names of the strings of the lyr= e. Thus, NETE, d; PARANETE, c; PARAMESE, b flat; and MESE, a, in the treble or upper tetrachord; and LICHANOS,= g; PARHYPATE, f; and HYPATE, e,= in the base or lower tetrachord.(1883m1)

$H Mesha= .

A king of Moab. He was the son of Chemesh-Gad, and successfully resisted the invasion= of the land of Moab by Jehoram king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah. He was a great build= er and restorer, and rebuilt many towns which had fallen into decay. The famous Moabite Stone was erected by him as a thank-offering to Chemosh. (1876c1)

$H Meshalik.

A district in Arabi= a, the Massa of Hebrew writers. (1876c1)

$H Meshia.

In Zendic myth= ology the name of the first man created by Ahuramazda. Contrary to the express direction of Ahuramazda, he was seduced by Ahriman into believing creatio= n to have been the work of that demon; and when his heart was thus inclined towards him, he was persuaded to eat some evil fruit, and thus became one= of the Darvands, and lost Paradise. (1876c1)

$H Meshiana.

In Zendic myth= ology the name of the first woman, who shared in all the advantages, and fell into = all the sins, of her husband. (1876c1)

$H Mesisimardoch. Babylonia

A rebel king of Babylon who usurped the throne after = the death of Assurnadin, and during the exile of = Merodach-baladin. He seems to have reigned but for a short time. (1876c1)

$H Mesjid.

Arab. A small mosque= . These exist in great numbers. The Sultan Mohamet II. alone consecrated 170 mesjids in Constantinople.(1883m1)

$H Meska= . Egypt

A region of the Ker-n= eter which is mentioned in the XCIXth chapter of t= he Ritual of the Dead. (1876c1)

$H Meske= n. Egypt

According to the Egyptian Ritual of the De= ad a place of new birth, situated in one of the islands of the celestial Nile. (1876c1)

$H Meskhent. Egypt

The goddess of birth seen on her throne presiding over the birth scene on the walls at Dêr el Ba= hri. She also figures in the scene of the weighing of the heart in the Judgment Hall of Osiris. The symbol on her head is a straight stem split at the end and curling over on either side, like the = sign on the head of Anit (q.v.).(1902b1)

$H Mesoc= hris. Egypt

According to the Greek lists a king of the= IIIrd Egyptian dynasty. He reigned seventeen years. (1876c1)

$H Mesor= e. Egypt

The twelfth month of the Egyptian year. It began about 15th June. (1876c1)

$H Messe.

A.S. The Mass.(1883m1)

$H Mes-sit. Egypt

A granddaughter of Te= tet, an early Egyptian king of the Ist dynasty. (1= 876c1)

$H Messle‑house or Meselle‑house.

O.E. (from the obsol= ete word measle, a leper). A hospital or lazar‑house.(1883m1)

$H Mesta= . Egypt

A feminine divinity or spirit who is menti= oned in the CXXXVIth chapter of the Ritual of the = Dead. (1876c1)

$H Mestem. Egypt

The Egyptian name of kohl or stibium, a preparation of antimony which was used f= or darkening the eyelashes both of men and women. (1876c1)=

$H Mestha. Egypt

A name given to the god Amset (= q.v.).(1902b1)=

$H Mesu<= /span>. "Son." <= /span> Egypt

A common Egyptian name in the XIXth and XXth dynastie= s. (1876c1)

$H Meszemt. Egypt

See STIBIUM and KOHL.(1902b1)

$H Meta.

R. (metior, to measure). Any object with a circular base and of conical shape; in a circ= us the term meta, or rather metae (for there were two sets of goals), was applied to a set of three cones placed together upon a pedest= al, as shown in Fig. 456, to mark the turning‑points of the race‑= course. In a mill for grinding corn the name of meta was applied to the lower part of the mill, which was hewn into the form o= f a cone. (See CIRCUS, OVUM, SPINA, &c.) Fig. 456. = Meta of a Roman race‑course.(1883m1)

$H Metal.

Metal. (Her.) There are two metals employed in heraldry, gold and silver, wh= ich are always described by their French names, or and argent. Se= e Tincture.(1891a1)

Metal, Tech. (1) A m= ass of glass in the state of paste, adherent to the pipe and already blown; it m= ay be regarded as the first stage in the production of a piece. (2) Broken glass. (3) Broken stones for repairing roads.

Metal, Her. The tinctures or and argent. (1883m1)

$H Metallic Canvas.

A combination of met= al and canvas; waterproof for various uses.(1883m1)

$H Metallic Lava.

A composition of gra= vel, pounded chalk, tar, and wax, forming an artificial stone to be cast into ornamental shapes in moulds. The vestibule of the Euston Station is paved with this preparation. (Builder, vi. 502.)(1883m1)

$H Metallurgy and = Metal‑work.

Metallurgy. It was a= t a comparatively late period of human civilization that the art of working in iron was brought to perfection. The ancient Egyptians, probably aware of = its resources, had a superstitious objection to its use; but they hardened br= onze to a degree unknown to later ages, and their bronze statuary of the most ancient period is worthy of any age. The bronze‑work of Britain and Ireland is as ancient as an= y; and, in beauty of form and perfection of casting, rivals the best modern work. Of the work in Greece we are told that Athens alone contained = 3000 bronze statues in the year 130 B.C., and vast treasures of metallurgy have been discovered in Herculaneum and Pompeii. In med= iaeval times Ireland was famous for metallurgy, and of its admirable copper‑works of the 11th century many splendid relics remain, especially the so‑called = Bell of St. Patrick. Oriental bronzes, of characteristic design, are plentiful from all ages; especially beautiful and perfect in execution are those of= China and Japan. The best period of workmanship in Iron is the Mi= ddle Ages; gates and hinges, keys, and especially weapons and defensive armour being the chief objects produced. (Consult <= span class=3DSpellE>Pugin, = Digby Wyatt.) (See also BRONZE, COPPE= R, DAMASCENING, GOLD, &c.)(1883m1)

Metal‑work. The arts of beating and casting not on= ly iron and bronze, but also the more precious metals, have been practised f= rom the earliest ages and among all nations. Among the specimens of the most ancient Greek art found by Dr. Schliemann at Mycenae are many interesting objects = in gold and silver. Throughout the supremacy of Greece and Rome cups and other objects of great beauty were made of metal. We engrave here two cups of classical workmanship. In the Middle Ages the most noticeable examples of metal‑work were the monumental brasses (q.v.), iron railings, locks, hinges, and other architectural decorations. [Iron‑= ;work] Of late years the art of working in metal has been revived with considera= ble success. 2 ILLUS. metal= wo1, metalwo2(1891a1)

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$H Metelis. Egypt

The chief city of the Metelite nome. (1876c1)

The Greek name for Sent-nefert, the capital of the seventh nome of Lower Egypt. Chief deity, Hu= .(1902b1)

$H Metel= ites. Egypt

A nome of Lower Egypt, West of the Phatnitic branch of the Nile. Its chief city was Met= elis.(1876c1)

$H Meten-hont. Egypt?

The mother of Namurot= or Nimrod, a prince of the blood royal of the XXIInd= dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Metenna.

A king of Tyre who paid tribute to Tiglath Pileser I., king of Assyria. He was the successor = of Lulya. (1876c1)

$H Met-hont-mimut.

The chief of the palace of Amen in the reign of Sheshonk I. (1876c1)

$H Methusuphis. Egypt

According to the Greek lists the successor= of Phiops, king of Memphis. He has not yet been certainly identified. (1876c1)

$H Metinti.

A king of Ascalon who was defeated by Tiglath Pileser I. (1876c1)

$H Met-naschti-s-mouth. Egypt

An Egyptian lady attached to the worship of Amen Ra. Her statue is in the Leyden Museum. Period uncertain. (1876c1)

$H Metoche. Architecture

(Arch.) In Greek architecture a metoche is the space exis= ting between two dentels.(1891a1)

$H Metope. Architecture

Metope. (Arch.) The space between the triglyphs in the frieze of the Doric order (q.v.). Metopes were decorated either with paintings or bas‑reliefs. The term is al= so applied to the bas‑reliefs found on metopes. For instance, when we speak of the metopes of= the Parthenon, we mean the series of reliefs representing the combat between the Lapiths a= nd Centaurs, some of which are now among the Elgin marbles. ILLUS. metope(1891a1)

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Metope, Arch. (= :,= J‑= `B= 0[=3Dmet‑ope], i.e. the spa= ce between the ÏB= "\[=3Dopai]). A kind of panel between the triglyphs in the = Doric frieze (Fig. 458); in some Greek examples quite plain, in others ornament= ed with sculpture. The metopes of the Parthenon = in the British= Museum are carved with represent= ations of the war of the Centaurs and Lapithae. (Fig= . 457.) (See ELGIN MARBLES.) In Roman buildings the metopes are usually carved, and are exact squares; but in the Greek Doric this was not necessary.

Fig. 457. One of the carved Metop= es of the Parthenon, representing the War of the Centaurs and the Lapithae. Fig. 458. Metopes and Triglyp= hs (Doric).(1883m1)

$H Metreta.

Gr. (:,JD0JH[=3Dmetretes], i.e. measurer). The unit in the Greek measures of capacity; it held two cotylae= , or about eight gallons.(1883m1)

$H Met-s= u-khons. Egypt

An Egyptian gentleman, whose statue is in = the Leyden= Museum. (1876c1)<= o:p>

$H Meturnat. Babylonia

A town in Babylonia= near the river Turnat. It was conquered by Shalmaneser II., king of Assyria, when he marched t= o the relief of Maruduk-zikur-izkur, king of Babylonia. (1876c1)

$H Meurtrière.

O.E. "A black k= not, that unties and ties the curles of the hair.&= quot; (Ladies' Dic= t., 1694.)(1883m1)

$H Mews.

O.E. Originally a co= urtyard for "mewing" (i.e. moulting) hawks.(1883m1)

$H Mexican Architecture. &n= bsp;

The principal monuments of the valley of Mexico are situated in a sm= all tract in the centre of the table‑land of Ana= huac. These consist of pyramidal temples (teocallis) formed in terraces, with flat tops, and always surmounted by a chamber or cell, which is the temple itself. In Yucatan there are more architectural remains than anywhere in the world, with pal= aces of all dates, generally pyramidal, and often rich with elaborate carvings. (See Stephens's Incidents of Trav= el in Yucatan.) = (Fig. 458 a.) Fig. 458 a. Mexican temple‑ Teoc= alli.(1883m1)

$H Mezza‑majolica. Pottery

Mezza‑majolica. (Pot.) A kind of glazed pottery m= ade in Tuscany before the stanniferous glaze was known. It is easily recognisable by the following strongly‑marked characteristic= s: the outlines of the figures drawn upon it are traced in blue or black, the flesh is white, while the draperies are tinted blue.(1891a1)

Mezza‑majolica was the coarser majolica ware f= ormed of potter's earth, covered with a white "slip," upon which the subject was painted, then glazed with the common lead glaze, over which t= he lustre pigments were applied; the majolica, on the other hand, being the tin‑enamelled ware similarly lustr= ed. (See MAJOLICA.)(1883m1)

$H Mezzanine.

Mezzanine, Entresole, Half‑story, Arch. A small story intermediate between two ot= hers of larger size. A mezzanine or Flemish window was a window either square = or broader than it was long, made in an attic, or in a lower story lying bet= ween two higher stories.(1883m1)

Mezzanine. (Arch.) A small story placed midway between t= wo larger stories. A mezzanine floor is generally found between the first and second story of a building. The term is also applied to the small windows, generally of greater length than height, which light an entresol or intermediate story. 2 ILLUS. mezzani1, mezzani2(1891a1)

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$H Mezzo‑relievo. &nb= sp;

It. Sculpture in rel= ief, in which one half of the figure projects; sometimes called DEMI‑RELIEV= O.(1883m1)

A term applied to sculptured works in relief, which proj= ect half their proper proportion from the ground on which they are carved.(1891a1)

$H Mezzotint.

A process of engraving which may be described as the rev= erse of line engraving and etching. In these two processes the engraver sets to work on a polished plate, whereas in mezzotint he has first of all to give his plate a roughened surface, which if inked would print a deep uniform black. Technically speaking, the process is as follows. The preliminary operation of laying the ground is performed with an instrument called the rocker (q.v.) or cradle. This somewhat resembles a cheese‑cutter in shape, its edge being deeply notched or serrated. It is rocked to and fro= and so driven across the plate, leaving behind it an indented path or way. A close series of parallel ways is thus made across the plate. Other ways a= re then made at a certain angle over the previous ones, until a sufficiently close velvety texture is obtained. The ground being laid, the whole plate would, as we have said, print bla= ck. The lights of the picture which is being engraved in mezzotint are obtain= ed by scraping away the ground,= the high lights being got by the use of the burnisher. The advantages of mezzotint are manifold. It does not involve the labour entailed by line engraving, in which the lines have to be ploughed into t= he copper. and it is therefore capable of greater freedom than some methods. Then again by its range of tone it is admirably adapted for the representation of the various textures in a portrait or the planes of a landscape. Its invention has generally been ascribed to Prince Rupert, who is said to have hi= t upon it from seeing a soldier scraping the rust off his musket. This story has, however, been proved to be false. The real inventor of mezzotint was Lieutenant‑Colonel Ludvig von Siegen, who in 1642 published a print of Princess A= melia Elizabeth of Hesse. Some ten years later he explained his invention to = Prince Rupert, who introduced it into England. It is in England<= /st1:place> that mezzotint has been practised with the greatest success; in fact, nea= rly all the engravers who have attained celebrity in this branch of their art have been Englishmen.(1891a1= )

$H Mer. Egypt

$H Mera. Or Meri-ra. Egypt

$H Mera-hba-sahu. "Lower World Mummy.&= quot; Egypt

$H Mer-amen. "He who loves Amen Ra.&qu= ot; Egypt

$H Mer-amen-se-amen. Egypt

$H Mer-ankhes. Egypt

$H Mer-ba. Egypt

$H Mercury. [See Hermes.] (1891a1)

$H Mereack. Hindu

$H Mered= . "Rebel"

$H Meren= -hor. Egypt

$H = Mer-en-Ptah. Egypt

$H = Mer-en-Ra Egypt

$H Mere-= phre. Egypt

$H Mere-= su-ra. Egypt

$H Meret= -pa.

$H Mer-hab. Egypt

$H Mer-het. Egypt

$H Merhet-nets. Egypt

$H Merhu. Egypt

$H Meri. Egypt

$H Meri-amen. "Beloved of Amen." = Egypt

$H Meri-amen-rameses. Egypt

$H Meri-an. Egypt

$H Meri-bast. Egypt

$H Meri-em-a. Egypt

$H Meri-en-sekar. Egypt

$H Meri-= mes. Or Mer-mes= .

$H Meri-ra. Egypt

$H Meri-s-ankh.

$H Merismoi. Egypt

$H Meri-s-te-khu. "That which loves Joy." =

$H Merit. Egypt

$H Meri-tum. Egypt

$H Meriui. Egypt

$H Mer-ka-neshu. Or Ankh-hor.

$H Merkins.

$H Merlon. Architecture

$H Mermaid. <= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Heraldry

$H Mer-m= er-ti. Egypt

$H Mer-m= es. Or Meri-me= s.

$H Mer-neb-pthah. Egypt

$H Mer-neter. "Divine Mer." Egypt

$H Merodach. Babylonia

$H Merodach-baladan. Or Maruduk-bal-iddina.

$H Merodach-bal-uzur.

$H Merodak-mu-basa. Chaldaea

$H Merri. Egypt

$H Mer-sen-aki. Egypt

$H Mer-sker. Egypt

$H Merte= . Or Milt. Egypt

$H Mer-t= etes. Egypt

$H Mert-hapi. Egypt

$H Mert-kha-ra. Egypt

$H Mert-u.

$H Meru. Indu In Hindu mythology a mountain in the North-west of Thibet. It was supposed to be t= he pillar which unites the earth and heaven, and also the abode of the gods. (1876c1)

$H Mes. Egypt

$H Mesaulae.

$H Mese.

$H Mesha= .

$H Meshalik.

$H Meshia.

$H Meshiana.

$H Mesisimardoch. Babylonia

$H Mesjid.

$H Meska= . Egypt

$H Meske= n. Egypt

$H Meskhent. Egypt

$H Mesoc= hris. Egypt

$H Mesor= e. Egypt

$H Messe.

$H Mes-sit. Egypt

$H Messle‑house or Meselle‑house.

$H Mesta= . Egypt

$H Mestem. Egypt

$H Mestha. Egypt

$H Mesu<= /span>. "Son." <= /span> Egypt

$H Meszemt. Egypt

$H Meta.

$H Metal.

$H Meru. Indu

In Hindu mythology a mountain in the North-west of Thibet. It was supposed to be t= he pillar which unites the earth and heaven, and also the abode of the gods. (1876c1)