$H Mi-amen. Egypt

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

The surname of = Rameses XII. of the XXth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Miane= . Egypt

An Egyptian (?) lady, the wife of Ua, the scribe of the cavalry of an unnamed king of= the XVIIIth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Mias. Hindu

Hind. A commemorative monument.(1883m1)

$H Mi-at= um-u. Egypt

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

$H Mibahu. Egypt

The son of an Egyptian king, but of what k= ing it is not known. (1876c1)

$H Mibampes. "Lover of Iron." Egypt

According to some Egyptologists the seventh king of the Ist Egyptian dynasty. (Basil H. Cooper.) (1876c1)

$H Mica, Micatio.

Mica, Micatio. R. (<= span class=3DSpellE>mico, t= o move quickly). A game called by the Italians of the present day mora; t= wo players simultaneously stretching out one or more fingers, and each guess= ing the number held up by his adversary.(1883m1)

$H Micat= h-el-makt. "Shameful Marriages."

In pre-koranic history the Arabian name for the unions of step-mothers and step-sons, an ancient custom which was abolished by Mahomet.(1876c1)<= /p>

$H Micatio. [See Mica - Editor]

$H Michael.

In Cabalistic astronomy the angel of the planet Mercury. (1876c1)

$H Michaelangelesque.

A term applied to works of art in which the method of Michael Angelo is imitated. Figures, for instance, are said to be Michaelangelesque<= /i> when their pose is bold, their movement rapid, or their anatomy strongly accentuated.(1891a1)

$H Michael, St.

The archangel Michael when represented in pictorial art = is young and of a smooth countenance. His face wears an expression of severi= ty, indicative of his perpetual contest with the powers of evil. Sometimes he= is robed in white, sometimes in armour with sword and shield in his hand. He= is always winged, and often poises his spear before killing the dragon. In pictures of the Judgment St. Michael is clothed in armour and in winged, = and holds in his hand the balance in which souls are weighed.(1891a1)

$H Micro= cephalic. "Small Headed." Anthropology

A term used by modem anthropologists to describe a species of skull which is generally smaller than the proportion ordinarily found to prevail in a race or tribe. (1876c1)

$H Midas. Phrygia

An early Phrygian king, whose tomb exists = in the valley of Sangarius. He must not be confounded with the mythical Midas of Classic history.

$H Middle Ages.

Middle Ages. The med= iaeval period ‑of transition between ancient and modern times ‑ betw= een the 10th and the 15th centuries is one of the grandest periods in art. It begins with the decay of Rom= e, and merges into the Renaissance.(1883m1)

Middle Ages, The. All works of art are said to belong to= the Middle Ages which were produced between the 12th and 16th centuries. This, however, is by no means the historical meaning of the term Middle Ages, which extend from t= he fall of the Roman Empire in 475 A.D. to the taking of Constantinople by Mahomet II. in 1453.(1891a1)

$H Middle Distance= .

(Paint.) That part of a picture which lies between the background and foreground.(1891a1)

Middle Distance, in a landscape: ‑ between the foreground and the background. Great skill= is displayed in the expression of distance by the effects of intervening atmospheres, and by the design of intermediate plans carrying the eye onward and suggesting space.(1883m1)

$H Middle Ground in a landscape. (See MIDDLE DISTANCE.) (1883m1)

$H Middle Pointed Period. &= nbsp;

Middle Pointed Period of Archit= ecture is a name given to that period of Gothic architecture in England, which is generally described as "the Decorated Period."(1883m1)

$H Middle Post.

The KING POST in the= truss of a roof.(1883m1)

$H Middle‑ti= nt.

(Paint.) A colour intermediate between the brightly ligh= ted part of a picture and the part placed in shadow. Middle‑tints help = to give harmony to a picture, and to render the transition from light to sha= de less abrupt.(1891a1)

$H Midga= rd. Scandinavia<= /st1:place>

In Scandinavian mythology the name of the great evil serpent inhabiting the ocean which surrounds the mundane ash t= ree Yggdrasil. (1876c1)

$H Miebi= es. Egypt?

The Greek form of the name Merba, which see. (1876c1)

$H Mi-en-pthah. "Loved of Pthah."

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

$H Migdiara.

The father of Khirtsi= na, king of the Nahri. See Khirtsina. (1876c1)

$H Migdol Egypt

migdol<= /span>: (Hebrew, 'tower') a fortress or fortified tower of Syrian type. (1894e1)

$H Mikdi= ara.

The father of an Elam= ite or Armenian king named Sarzina, which see. (1= 876c1)

$H Milan Faience.

Milan Faience. Fig. 459 is an illustration of the Oriental imitations for which= Milan was famou= s. "It is," says M. Jacquemart, "of such beautiful enamel tha= t it might be taken for porcelain. The upper and lower edges are decorated with shells, scrolls, and rocailles in relief, heightened with gold; the whole surface has a decoration of peonies and sprigs in blue, red, and gold, wh= ich rival in beauty the richest specimens of old Delft."

Fig. 459. Jardinière ̴= 9; Milan Faience.(1883= m1)

$H Milan Lace.

The engraving shows a specimen of Old Milan Point or Reticella from the convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in that city. (See RETICELLA.) (Fig. 460.) Fig. 460. Milan Reticella Lace.(1883m1)<= /p>

<= /o:p>

$H Mildi= s.

A mountain district in Mesopotamia which w= as conquered by Tiglath Pileser I. (1876c1)

$H Mil-hekal. Assyria

The controller of the palace of the kings = of Assyria. (1876c1)

$H Miliarium.

R. (1) A tall narrow= copper vessel employed in baths for heating the water.

(2) The column of an= olive‑press (trapetum), which rose from the centre of the mortar (mortarium).(1883m1)<= /o:p>

$H Milid= .

A kingdom near Armenia which paid tribute = to Tiglath Pileser II. (18= 76c1)

$H Milik. "King." Assyria

The minister of state in the palace of the kings of Assyria. (1876c1)<= /span>

$H Milik-harbat. Babylonia

An early Babylonian name rendered also Nis-Belu, "Man of Bel." (1876c1)

$H Mili-sihu. Babylonia

An early Babylonian king, the successor of= Nazirudas, of whom nothing else is known. (1876c1)<= o:p>

$H Military Architecture. &= nbsp;

The science of build= ing fortresses and fortifying town walls, &c. [See Viollet le Duc, "Essai sur l'Architect= ure militaire au Moyen Age."](1883m1)

$H Milki= asapa.

A king of Gebal. He was a tributary of Esarhaddon. (1876c1)<= /o:p>

$H Milky.

A term applied in painting to slightly opaque tones of white. Precious stones are said to be milky when they are sprinkled with spots or covered with a light tint of white(1891a1)

$H Milled Money.

Milled Money, with grooved edge= s, was first coined in this country in 1561.(1883m1)

$H Millefiori.

Millefiori. Mosaic glass. (See GLASS.) (1883m1)

Millefiori. (Pot.) A kind of mosa= ic glass, consisting of several rods of glass, of various tints. melted together. It was made in Ven= ice centuries ago, and its manufacture has been revived within the last sixty years.(1891a1)

$H Milliarium.

R. (mille, a thousand, sc. paces). A column placed at intervals of a mile (1618 English yards) along a Roman road to indicate the distance. (Fig. 461.) It was al= so called lapis. Milliarium aureum was the name given to the golden mile‑= ;stone erected by Augustus in the Forum, where the principal roads of the Empire terminated. A stone, called the "London Stone," in Cannon Street, E.C., is supposed to have marked the centre of the Roman roads in Britain. Fig. 4= 61. Roman Mile‑stone at Nic‑sur‑Aisne in France.(188= 3m1)

$H Milli= d.

A district to the North-west of Assyria, conquered by Shalmaneser II. (1876c1)

$H Milling.

A term applied to the regular notches incised on the edg= e of a coin.(1891a1)

$H Mill‑rind and Mill‑rine. Heraldry

Mill‑rind, Fer‑de‑Moline, Her. The iron fixed to the centre of a millstone.(1883m1)

Mill‑rine. (Her.) The = mill‑rine or mill‑rind is the iron clamp fixed to = the centre of a millstone. It appears in heraldry as an armorial bearing, eit= her alone or shown on the millstone, but more often alone. The same instrument gives also the idea for a special kind of cross, the cross moline (q= .v.). French heralds make a distinction between different kinds of mill‑<= span class=3DSpellE>rines. Thus in the accompanying cuts they would cal= l the first a fer<= /i> de moulin or mill‑rine, and the second an anile. ILLUS. millrine= (1891a1)

$H Millstone‑grit. &n= bsp;

The name of a good b= uilding stone, plentiful in the north of England. It is supposed to = be formed by a re‑aggregation of the disintegrated materials of granit= e. (See the Builder, vol. ix. 639.)(1883m1)

$H Millus, R. (See MELIUM.) (1883m1)

$H Milt. See the goddess Merte. (1876c1)

$H Miluk= ha.

The Accadian n= ame of the land of Kusu or Ethiopia. (1876c1)

$H Mimansa. Hindu

An ancient Hindu treatise on divine wisdom= and on religious ceremonies. It is one of the greater Sh= astras. (1876c1)

$H Mimbar.

Arabic. A pulpit in a mosque. A finely‑carved mimbar is in the South Kensington Museum.(1883m1)

$H Mimir= . Scandinavia<= /st1:place>

In Scandinavian mythology the name of the great giant, the keeper of the fountain of wisdom beneath the mundane ash tree Yggdrasil, which see. (1876c1)

$H Min. See AMSU. (1902b1) [See Amsu (1876c1) – Editor]

$H Minah, Minar.

Hind. A tower or pillar. The <= span class=3DSpellE>Surkh Minar and Minar Chakri<= /i>, among the topes at Cabul, are almost the only= pillars existing in India= . They are generally ascribed to Alexander the Great, but are probably Buddhist monuments of the 3rd or 4th century of our era.(1883m1)=

$H Minaret. <= /h1>

Minaret (Arabic menarah= , a lantern). A feature peculiar to Mohammedan architecture. A tall, slender shaft or turret, rising high above all surrounding buildings of the mosque to which it is attached; = in several stories, with or without external galleries, but usually having three. From these galleries the m= uezzin summon the faithful to prayer. Blind men are generally selected for this duty, because the minaret commands a view of the house‑tops used as sleeping‑chambers in the East.(1883m1)

Minaret. (Arch.) A lofty tower set by the side of a mosq= ue, with a projecting balcony at its summit and a roof in the shape of a bulb. Thence the term is applied to a tower or bell‑turret which is at on= ce lofty and of slender proportions. The towers of St. Mark's at Venice and of La Giralda at Seville have the characteristics of minarets. In the architecture of the present day all turrets are termed minarets which suggest even in a remote way the Mussulman style. ILLUS. minaret(1891a1)

$H Minase.

The Assyrian form of the Hebrew royal name Manasseh. (1876c1)

$H Mineral Colors (see under specifics colo= rs below)

--- $H Mineral Black.

A native oxide of carbon.(1883m1)

--- $H Mineral Blue.

Mineral Blue. A nati= ve carbonate of copper which is liable to change its tint to green, if mixed with oil. (F= airholt.)(1883m1)

Mineral Blue. (Paint.) This pigment is described as a ferro‑prussiate of alumina. It is a good colo= ur, but its permanence cannot be relied upon.(1891a1)

--- $H Mineral Brown. (See CAPPAGH.) (1883m1)

--- $H Mineral Green. MALACHITE (q.v.). (See CARBONATES OF COPPER.) (1883m1)

--- $H Mineral Grey. &nb= sp;

(Paint.) A neutral tint obtained from lapis lazuli, of g= reat service in oil‑painting, as it admirably represents effects of cloud and mist.(1891a1)

--- $H Mineral Lake.

= Mineral Lake i= s a French pigment, a kind of orange chrome.(1883m1)

--- $H Mineral Yellow. &= nbsp;

(Paint.) A pigment obtained from proto‑chloride of lead. Like all lead pigments it is destroyed by time and exposure.(1891a1= )

A pigment of chlorid= e of lead, which becomes paler by time. The name has also been applied to YELL= OW OCHRE and YELLOW ARSENIC (q.v.).(1883m1)

$H Minerva. [See Athene.] (1891a1)

$H Minerval.

R. A present or fee = which Roman scholars took to their masters every year, on the fourteenth of the calends of April (19th of March), that is, on occasion of the festivals of Minerva.(1883m1)

$H Minever.

O.E. (1) Either the = pure white fur with which the robes of peers and judges are trimmed - "minever= pure;" or (2) the ermine w= ith minute spots of black in it ‑minutus varius‑ in lieu of the complete tails; or= (3) the fur of the ermine mixed with that of the small weasel. (Consult Planché's Cyclopaedia; see also VAIR.) (1883m1)

$H Miniature.

Literally, a painting executed in = minium (vermilion). Now used for any small picture, and especially for a small portrait.(1883m1)

(Paint.) The term miniature, derived from minium (q.v.), was first applied= to the small water‑colour drawings which adorn manuscripts. It was afterwards extended to all works of art, whether paintings, drawings, or engravings, of small dimensions and delicate workmanship. Small portraits= on ivory or vellum, executed with such care and minuteness that the smallest detail will bear inspection, are more particularly known as miniatures. T= he art of miniature‑painting in this sense was brought to great perfec= tion in England during the last two centuries, but has had to encounter a serious rival in photography.(1891a1)

$H Minie= h. Egypt

The modern name of the city and nome in Upper Egypt which was called by the Greeks Hermopolis the Lower. (1876c1)

$H Minih= im. Samaria [See Menahim - Editor]

$H Minihis or Menehis<= /span>.

Menehis or Minihis. = Fr. This term, derived from the Celtic menech‑ti (house of a monk), or manach‑li (free spo= t of earth), was formerly used in Brittany to denote a place of asylum which had been consecrated in any way.(1883m1= )

$H Ministerium.

Chr. All the sacred ornaments,= and utensils of a church taken collectively.(1883m1)

$H Minium.

A kind of red lead obtained by exposing le= ad or its protoxide to heat, till it is converted t= o a red oxide. It is a fine orange pigment, but fugitive and liable to decomposition when mixed with other pigments. The ancient minium was cinnabar, or vermilion. (See ILLUMINATING.)(1883m1)

(Paint.) Minium, which is al= so known as red lead, is a peroxide of lead. It is a brilliant red pigment, = with just a suspicion of yellow in it. It was used extensively by the illumina= tors of manuscripts and in earlier times by painters in oil. However, as it contains lead, it proves destructive to other pigments, and its use canno= t be recommended. In architecture it is of considerable service, being employe= d to cover iron rails and planks of wood, the former of which it preserves from rust, the latter from damp.(1891a1)

$H Minnim.

Heb. Stringed musical instrume= nts of the lute or guitar kind.(1883m1)

$H Minotaur. =

R. A monster, half man, half bull, confined in the labyrinth constructed by Daedalus in Crete. It was assumed as a device by Gonzalvo Perez, with the motto from Isaiah = xxx. 15. (Fig. 462.)

Fig. 462. Minotaur. Device of Gonzalvo Perez.(1883m1)

$H Minster. <= /h1>

Minster, Abbey‑church, O. E. (Germ. Münster). A church to which a monastery was attached; a cathedral. The name survives in "<= st1:place w:st=3D"on">Westminster."(1883m1)

Minster. (Arch.) A church which belongs to a monastery or religious house. Several of the English cathedrals are termed minsters, but this is to be accounted for by the fa= ct, that they were originally the houses of prayer attached to a monastery, a= nd became cathedral churches after they were built.(1891a1)

$H Minstrel Gallery.

O.E. The LOFT in a c= hurch was so called.(1883m1)

$H Minua= .

The son of Ispuni, king of Ararat or = Armenia. He increased the extent of his kingdom by making inroads into Syria, Media, and Minni, and was succeeded by his so= n Argistis. (1876c1)

$H Minuscule.    (See SEMI‑UNCIALS.) (1883m1)<= /h1>

$H Minute.

It. A subdivision of= the module in the measurement of architectural proportion. It is the twelfth, the eighteenth, or the thirt= ieth part of the MODULE,(1883m1)

$H Mi-ra= .

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

Another son, so named, of Rameses II. (1876c1)

$H Mirador.

Sp. A belvedere, or overhanging bow‑window.(1883m1)

$H Mirror.

Mirror, Arch. A smal= l oval ornament cut into the deep mouldings, and sep= arated by wreaths of flowers.(1883m1)

Mirror. An ornament consisting of a looking‑glass = placed in a frame, generally gilded and sometimes enriched with carvings. The mo= st esteemed mirrors at the present day are those which have a convex surface= and present a diminished image of whatever they reflect. The mirrors of the ancients consisted of a circular piece of metal with a highly polished surface. The metal employed was either a mixture of copper and tin or sil= ver. The back of the mirror was often decorated with designs of great beauty a= nd interest, incised upon the metal, which fact places Greek and Roman mirro= rs among the most valuable relics of ancient art.(1891a1)<= /p>

Mirror. In the Middl= e Ages mirrors were often enclosed in cases of metal or carved ivory. The example (Fig. 463) gives a representation of the Siege of the Castle of Love from one of the romances of the period. (See GLASS.) Fig. 4= 63. Mirror‑case of carved ivory ‑ 14th cent.(1883m1)

<= /o:p>

$H Misa-= nana-kal-ammi.      Chaldaea

An early Chaldean king and priest. His capital city was Ridu. No particulars of his reign are known. (1876c1)

$H Misap= hris.      Egypt

According to the Greek lists the name of an Egyptian king of the XVIIIth dynasty. He is n= ot certainly identified. (1876c1)

$H Miserere.    =

A projecting bracket= , on the sellette= of a church stall, on which, when the seat was turned up, there was a lea= ning‑space, available to the infirm during the parts of the service required to be performed standing. (See SELLETTE.)(1883m1)

$H Misere‑corde and Misericorde.

Misericorde. The nar= row‑bladed dagger used to put the victory with sword or lance to the test, by obligi= ng a fallen antagonist to cry for merc= y, or by despatching him.(1883m1)

Misere‑corde. A small dagger, which= was used by the warriors of the Middle Ages for giving the death stroke to a wounded antagonist. It was generally damascened, engraved, or otherwise richly decorated. The three specimens in our cut belong respectively to the reigns of Henry VI., Edward IV., and H= enry VIII. ILLUS. misereco(1891a1)

$H Miserere.    =

(Arch.) A small seat= placed within the stalls in Gothic churches. In that part of the service during which the occupants of the stalls were supposed to stand, these seats were turned back and afforded a considerable amount of support to the person w= ho to all appearance was standing upright in his stall. Misereres generally assum= ed the form of brackets, and were ornamented with bas‑reliefs and symbolic= or grotesque figures. ILLUS. miserere(1891a1)

$H Misericorde.    (See Misere= 209;corde)

$H Mishm= a.

An Arabic town mentioned by Hebrew writers= . See Medjmaa= . (1876c1)

$H Misianda.

A district of Minni which unsuccessfully revolted against Sargon II. (1876c1)

$H Misor. "The Egyptian."      Phoenicia

In Phenician mythology a descendant of the mythical semi-deities = Amynus and Magus, which see. (1876c1)

$H Misphragmuthosis.      Egypt

As recorded by the Greek writers, the name= of one of the XVIIIth dynasty kings. He is not certainly identified with any known king of Egypt. (1876c1)<= /span>

$H Mis'rha.

Hind. Hindoo temples built with two kinds of materials; whence their name of mixed (mis'rha= ). (See SUD'HA, VIMANA, and SANCIRA.)(1883m1)

$H Missal.

A term applied to the manuscripts or printed volumes of large dimensions which are used in the services of the Catholic Church and contain the prayers of the mass. They= are generally enriched with colour, and their ornamental letters are designed in imitation of those found in mediaeval manuscripts.(1891a1)

$H Missilia.

R. (i.e. things thro= wn). Presents of cheques or tickets thrown by the emperor and wealthy persons among the people. The ch= eques were payable to the bearer at the magazine of the donor. (See CONGIARIUM.)(1883m1)

$H Mista= .      Scandinavia<= /st1:place>

In Scandinavian mythology one of the two <= span class=3DSpellE>Walkiires of Odin. See Nista and Walküres. (1876c1)

$H Mistarius, Mixtariu= s.    Roman

Mistarius, Mixtarius. R. Any vessel of large size used for mixing water with wine.(1883m1)<= /span>

$H Misth= otai.      Egypt

The publicans to whom the Ptolemaic kings = of Egypt farmed out the collection of the trades taxes. They were replaced by the = Epiteretai. (1876c1)

$H Mita<= /span>.

The king of Muska, a kingdom on the Black Sea. He several t= imes revolted against the Assyrians, and slew the king of Que, adding his provinces to his own; but he was at last defeated by the new governor, whom Sargon II. sent to control the state of Que, and his kingdom was then added to Assyria. (1876c1)

$H Mitaine.    [See Mitten - Editor]

$H Mit-amen.      Egypt

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

$H Mit-aten.      Egypt

A daughter of Amenhot= ep IV. of the XVIIIth dynasty. (1876c1)

The wife Ra-saa-ka-kh= eper-u, a king of the XVIIIth dynasty. (1876c1)<= /o:p>

$H Mitatti.

The king of Zikarti in Annenia. He urged the people of Minni to rebel against Sargon I., king of Assyria, who quickly reduced them to obedience and carried the inhabitants of the town= s of Suandahal and Zurzukka into slavery. (1876c1)

$H Mitella.

Gr. (dimi= n. of mitra= ). (1) A head‑band or coif of peaked form worn by Greek women.

(2) A scarf used as a bandage or support for a broken arm.(1883m1)

$H Mithr= a.

In Zendic myth= ology a son of Ahuramazda, and consubstantial with = him. He was the great mediator between the gods and men. He was also the guard= ian of men during life, and their judge after death. (Le= normant.) See Mith= ra-Daradj. (1876c1)

$H Mithr= a-daradj. "The Evil Mithra."

In Zendic myth= ology a powerful and wicked spirit created by Ahrimanes, in antagonism to the Mithra, son of Ahuramazda, and being in all respects his counterpa= rt in an evil sense. (Lenormant.) (1876c1)

$H Mithriatic.

(Festivals), Pers. and R. Festivals held in honour of Mithras, the Persian sun‑god.(1883m1= )

$H Mitis Green.    (See EMERALD GREEN) (1883m1); [Emer= ald Green.](1891a1)

$H Mitra.

Gr. and R. (:\JD"[=3Dmitra]). (1) A mitre or head= ‑dress of the Galli or priests of Cybelê; it was a Phrygian cap of felt, which was tied under the chin by lappets; = it was also called a Phrygian tiara<= /i>. (2) A cable fastened round the hull of a vessel to strengthen the timbers.(1883m1)

$H Mitre.

Mitre, Chr. Her. The ensign of archiepiscopal and episcopal rank, placed above the arms of prelates of the Church of Englan= d, sometimes borne as a charge, and adopted by the Berkeleys as their crest. The contour= of the mitre has varied considerably at various times, growing continually higher and more pointed. It was first worn by bishops about the close of = the 10th century. Bishops had three kinds of mitres: the simplex, of plain white linen; the aurifrigata, ornamented with gold orphreys; and the pretiosa, enriched with gold and jewels, for use at high festivals. (Fig. 464.) In Architecture, the corner line formed by the meeting of mouldings intercepting each other at an ang= le. Fig. 4= 64. Mitre. Arms of St. Alban's Abbey.(1883m1)

Mitre. (1.) A term applied to the joining of planks = or mouldings at an angle, generally at an angle of for= ty‑five degrees. Frames and panels are formed by mouldings cut in mitre and joined by means of a mortise= or tenon or simple nailed. 2 ILLUS. mitre1a, mitre1b

       &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;

(2.) The head‑= covering worn by bishops. In the 11th and 12th centuries it was a simple round bon= net with two strings at the side, as in our second cut. It assumed the pointed shape, which it still retains, in the 15th century. In coats of arms of ecclesiastical dignitaries the mitre takes the place of coat and helmet and rests upon the top of the shield. 2 ILLUS. <= /span>mitre2a, mitre2b(1891a1)<= /o:p>

       &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;

$H Mitred.    Architecture

(Arch.) A term appli= ed to towers and bell‑turrets, the crowning of which has the form of a mitre.(1891a1)

$H Mitten, Mitaine.

Mitte= n, Mitaine. Ang= lo‑Norman. A glove; not restricted to gloves without fingers. "Gloves made of linnen = or woollen, whether knit or stytc= hed: sometimes also they call so gloves made of leather without fingers."= (Ray.) (See MUFFETEE.)(1883m1)

$H Mitun= a.

A city near Damascus conquered by Tiglath Pileser II. on his way to assist Ahaz, king of Judah. (1876c1)<= /span>

$H Mitun= u.

The governor of Isana= in the reign of Sennacherib. He was the eponym of the year B.C. 700, the chief event in which was an expedition to Babylon. (1876c1)

$H Mixtarius, Mistariu= s.    Roman

Mistarius, Mixtarius. R. Any vessel of large size used for mixing water with wine.(1883m1)<= /span>

$H Mixtion.

A term applied to the mordant which is used in fixing gold leaf upon wood in the operation of gilding.(1891a1)

$H Mizraim.      Egypt

The Hebrew name of Egy= pt. It means literally the two mazors or towers.(1902b1)

$H Mlaku= kh.      Etruria

An Etruscan love-goddess, who was represen= ted as violated by Herakles. (1876c1)<= /span>

$H Mna.      Egypt [M= enat collar? - Editor]

A species of jewelled= or embroidered collar among the Egyptians; it differed from the Uskh in= being concentric, and not like the other, a half hoop only. (1876c1)=

$H Mnestasa.

The wife of Evagreton= , the Cretan, which see. (1876c1)

$H Mnevis.      Egypt

Mnevis. Name of the sacred black bull venerated at Heliopolis. (See APIS.)(1902b1)

Mnevis. The sacred bull of Heliopolis. It was black in colour, a= nd was regarded as an incarnation of the god Ra. On a medal of the Heliopolite n= ome Mnevis is represented as wearing the solar disk, surmounted by the two feathers of Amen Ra; but in a bronze statuette in the possession of M. Se= lim of Paris, he is adored simply with the disk and uraeus. (1876c1)

$H Mi-amen. Egypt

$H Miane= . Egypt

$H Mias. Hindu

$H Mi-at= um-u. Egypt

$H Mibahu. Egypt

$H Mibampes. "Lover of Iron." Egypt

$H Mica, Micatio.

$H Micat= h-el-makt. "Shameful Marriages."

$H Micatio. [See Mica - Editor]

$H Michael.

$H Michaelangelesque.

$H Michael, St.

$H Micro= cephalic. "Small Headed." Anthropology

$H Midas. Phrygia

$H Middle Ages.

$H Middle Distance= .

$H Middle Ground in a landscape. (See MIDDLE DISTANCE.) (1883m1)

$H Middle Pointed Period. &= nbsp;

$H Middle Post.

$H Middle‑ti= nt.

$H Midga= rd. Scandinavia<= /st1:place>

$H Miebi= es. Egypt?

$H Mi-en-pthah. "Loved of Pthah."

$H Migdiara.

$H Migdol Egypt

$H Mikdi= ara.

$H Milan Faience.

$H Milan Lace.

$H Mildi= s.

$H Mil-hekal. Assyria

$H Miliarium.

$H Milid= .

$H Milik. "King." Assyria

$H Milik-harbat. Babylonia

$H Mili-sihu. Babylonia

$H Military Architecture. &= nbsp;

$H Milki= asapa.

$H Milky.

$H Milled Money.

$H Millefiori.

$H Milliarium.

$H Milli= d.

$H Milling.

$H Mill‑rind and Mill‑rine. Heraldry

$H Millstone‑grit. &n= bsp;

$H Millus, R. (See MELIUM.) (1883m1)

$H Milt. See the goddess Merte. (1876c1)

$H Miluk= ha.

$H Mimansa. Hindu

$H Mimbar.

$H Mimir= . Scandinavia<= /st1:place>

$H Min. See AMSU. (1902b1) [See Amsu (1876c1) – Editor]

$H Minah, Minar.

$H Minase.

$H Mineral Colors (see under specifics colo= rs below)

--- $H Mineral Black.

--- $H Mineral Blue.

--- $H Mineral Brown. (See CAPPAGH.) (1883m1)

--- $H Mineral Green. MALACHITE (q.v.). (See CARBONATES OF COPPER.) (1883m1)

--- $H Mineral Grey. &nb= sp;

--- $H Mineral Lake.

--- $H Mineral Yellow. &= nbsp;

$H Minerva. [See Athene.] (1891a1)

$H Minerval.

$H Minever.

$H Miniature.

$H Minie= h. Egypt

$H Minih= im. Samaria [See Menahim - Editor]

$H Minihis or Menehis<= /span>.

$H Ministerium.

$H Minium.

$H Minnim.

$H Minotaur. =

$H Minstrel Gallery.

$H Minua= .

$H Minute. It. A subdivision of= the module in the measurement of architectural proportion. It is the twelfth, the eighteenth, or the thirt= ieth part of the MODULE,(1883m1)

$H Mi-ra= .

$H Mirador.

$H Misa-= nana-kal-ammi. Chaldaea

$H Misap= hris. Egypt

$H Minute.

It. A subdivision of= the module in the measurement of architectural proportion. It is the twelfth, the eighteenth, or the thirt= ieth part of the MODULE,(1883m1)

$H Misericorde. (See Misere= 209;corde)