$H Vohu-mano. "The Good Spirit."
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In Zendic myth=
ology
the first of the heavenly Amshaspands, which =
see. (1876c1) |
$H Voided. Her. Hav= ing the central area removed.(1883m1)
$H Volant. Her. Fly= ing.(1883m1)
$H Volante Piece.
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A piece of jousting&=
#8209;armour fastened to the GRAND‑GARDE above it,
protecting the neck and breast.(1883m1) |
$H Volets.
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Fr. (1) The side wings of a TRIPTYCH. (2) A gauze veil wor= n at the back of the head, by ladies, in the Middle Ages. (See Fig. 704.)(1883m1)<= o:p>
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$H Volla. Scandinavia<=
/st1:place>
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Another form of the name of the Scandinavi=
an
goddess Fulla, which see. (1876c1) |
$H Volta .=
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According to Pliny the name of an Etruscan
monster, who depopulated the district of Volsinii. (1876c1)=
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$H Volta a padiglione.
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(Arch.) An Italian term denoting the intersection of
portions of vaults bounded by pointed arches. ILLUS. voltaapa=
(1891a1)
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$H Volumen.
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R. (volvo, to roll). A very l=
ong,
narrow sheet made of strips of papyrus glued together. This sheet was
gradually rolled round a wooden cylinder as the reader perused what was
written on it, an operation expressed by the term evolvere volumen. When a work was of
considerable length, each book or chapter was rolled round a separate sti=
ck
or wooden cylinder, so that a single volume (volumen) consisted of a l=
arge
number of rolls.(1883m1) |
$H Volupere.
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O.E. A woman's cap or nightcap. "The tapes of her white <=
span
class=3DSpellE>volupere."
(Chaucer, The Miller's Tale.)=
(1883m1) |
$H Volute. Architecture
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Arch. (volvo, to roll). (1) The =
spiral
scroll peculiarly distinguishing the capital in the Ionic order. (Fig. 69=
4.)
(2) The small volutes of the Corinthian capital which are placed at the f=
our
angles of the abacus; they are
called helices majores,
while the volutes beneath the cinque‑fo=
ils
are called helices minores.
(See HELIX.) Fig. 694. Ionic Volute.(1883m1)
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(Arch.) In general, a system of ornament consisting of a
spiral scroll, and in particular the ornament characteristic of Ionic and
Corinthian capitals. Volutes are traced by means of the compass. The simp=
lest
form of volute is made up of four quarters of circles, meeting at one of
their extremities, and described from radii, which become small and small=
er.
Generally the centres of these portions of circles are placed at the four
angles of a square, itself inscribed in a circle, which is termed the eye=
of
the volute. A volute is termed an=
gular
when the centre of its thickness corresponds with the diagonal of an Ioni=
c,
Corinthian, or composite capital, which, in this case, is decorated with
scrolls on each of its four faces. Consoles, seen in profile, are sometim=
es
decorated with volutes. They generally project considerably, and the leav=
es
of the acanthus, or some other system of ornament, are applied to the fac=
e of
the console. Generally, the scroll at the top of the volute is of larger
dimensions than the scroll at the bottom. Volutes are sometimes decorated
with foliage or rinçeaux. Volutes of t=
his
kind are particularly common in iron work. The contour of the volute is
executed in forged iron, while foliage of sheet iron, cut out, hammered, =
or repoussée, is added to the volute.
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(Arch.) An ornament used in some Corinthian capitals, wh=
ich
apparently springs from the scroll of the volutes, and projects abruptly =
from
the plane of this scroll. ILLUS. voluteho(1891a1)
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$H Vomer, Vomis.
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R. A plough‑sh=
are; it
resembled almost exactly our modern ones.(1883m1) |
$H Vomises.
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A Persian officer sent by Darius Hystaspes to the relief of his general Dadarses, who having been sent to reconquer
Media was by them blockaded under the rebel Phraorte=
s,
whom Vomises took prisoner, and so ended the =
war.
(1876c1) |
$H Vomitoria.
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(Arch.) A term applied to the doors, openings, and vast
passages which gave access to the different portions of ancient
amphitheatres. The term is still applied to the exits of large public
buildings.(1891a1) |
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R. (vomo, to discharge). Door=
s in a
theatre or amphitheatre opening on the corridors of the building, or on to
the scalae
leading into the cavea.
Fig. 695 represents a vomitorium
(restored) in the Coliseum or Flavian amphith=
eatre,
at
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$H
Votive Tablets.
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In all ages and in all countries small tablets have been
offered to the Deity on recovery from sickness. They are generally adorned
with representations of the part affected. Of our two cuts, the former is=
an
ancient Egyptian tablet evidently offered by one who had suffered from a
disease of the ear; the second is a Greek tablet offered by one Tertia. Similar customs prevail in
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Sculptured represent=
ations
of parts of the body affected with disease, offered to the gods, either in
gratitude or propitiation. The superstition introduced by the ancient
Egyptians has survived all religious revolutions, and survives in Roman
Catholic countries at the present day. Wilkinson says: ‑ "After
the cure of a disease was effected they (the ancient Egyptians) frequently
suspended a model of the restored part in the temple of the god whose
interposition they had invoked, precisely in the same manner as in the
sheikh's tombs in modern Egypt, and in the Roman Catholic chapels of Italy
and other countries, consecrated to the Virgin or a saint; and ears, eyes,
distorted arms and other members were dedicated as memorials of their
gratitude and superstition." (Ancient Egyptians.)(1883m1) |
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$H =
Voulge. (See LA=
NGUE DE
BOEUF.) (1883m1)
$H Voussoir.
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Arch. A French term for the we=
dge‑shaped
stones (ring‑stones) of which an arch is composed.(1883m1) |
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(Arch.) A stone cut in the shape of a wedge, which, in
juxtaposition with other stones of similar shape, forms an archway or
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$H Voussure. Architecture
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(Arch.) The curve of an arch; the thickness of the intra=
dos
of an arch. In buildings of the Gothic style doors are crowned with voussures, which consist of a number of rows of nic=
hes,
occupied by statuettes placed in retreat, the one below the other. ILLUS. vous=
sure(1891a1)
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$H Vrilles.
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A system of ornament, which suggests the spiral form of =
vine
tendrils. At certain epochs, especially in iron work, scrolls are termina=
ted
with vrilles=
.
The term is also applied to the small volutes of Corinthian capitals, the
scroll of which projects. The distinguishing characteristic of every form=
of vrille is that it has the form of a corkscrew or sp=
iral,
which gets smaller and smaller, and finally terminates in a sharp point. =
2 ILLUS. vrilles1, <=
span
lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New R=
oman";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-no-proof:no'>vrilles2(1891a1)
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$H Vul.
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The Assyrian god of the atmosphere. His na=
me
is now more generally written Rimmon. (1876c1=
) |
$H Vul-bel-ukin.=
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Vul-bel-ukin.
Ano=
ther and
more correct rendering of the Assyrian nameVul-bel-u=
zur.
(1876c1) |
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Vul-bel-ukin.
The
governor in the reign of Assurnirari II. and Tiglath Pileser
II. He was eponym of the year B.C. 738, the chief event in which was the
capture of the city of |
$H Vulcanalia.
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Roman festivals to V=
ulcan,
celebrated with games in the Flaminian circus=
on
the 23rd August. The sacrifices were of fishes,
which the people threw into the fire; and it was the custom to commence t=
he
work of the day by candle‑light, in honour of
the god of fire.(1883m1) |
$H Vul-musam-mir.
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The governor of Kalzi=
in the reign of Vulnirari III. He was eponym =
of the
year B.C. 789, the chief event in which was an expedition to Media. (1876=
c1) |
$H Vulned. Heraldry
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(Her.) A term applied, in heraldry to a creature that is
wounded not by itself, but by another.(1891a1) |
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Her. Wounded or blee=
ding.
The pelican in its piety (Fig. 531) is described as =
vulning herself.(1883m1)
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$H Vulning.
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(Her.) A term applied to an animal which is represented =
on a
shield as wounding itself. The correct description of our cut is, argent, a
pelican's head, erased, vulning. <=
span
lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New R=
oman";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-no-proof:no'>ILLUS. vuln=
ing(1891a1)
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$H Vul-nirari I. Assyria
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An early and powerful king of |
$H Vul-nirari II. Assyria
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The son and successor of Assurdan
II., king of |
$H Vul-nirari III. Assyria
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The son of Samsi-Vul<=
/span>
III., king of |
$H Vul-pal-idinna. Babylonia
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An early king of |
$H Vulture and Vulturius. 1. Game; 2. Egypt
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Vulturius, Vulture, R. A throw at dice. It is not known =
how
many points made up a vulture, but it is clear from certain authors that =
it
was a bad throw, although not so bad as the canis or dog.(1883m1) |
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Vulture, Egyp.
Among the Egyptians, the vulture is the symbol of maternity, and accordin=
gly
a representation of it served to write the word mother, and the name of the goddess MAUT.(1883m1) [Editor: |
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--- $H Vu= lture Feathers. =
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Largely used for mak=
ing
artificial flowers; the feathers of species of accipitres imported from
Bombay.(1883m1) |
$H Vul-u-ballad.=
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The governor of Rimur=
i
in the reign of Vulnirari III. He was eponym =
of the
year B.C. 786, the chief event in which was an expedition to Kiski. (1876c1) |
$H Vuyders or Guiders.<= /span>
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Straps to draw toget=
her the
parts of armour.(1883m1) |
$H Vyakarana. Hindu
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An ancient Hindu grammatical treatise deal=
ing
chiefly with the language of the sacred Vedas. (1876c1) |
$H Vyse. Architecture
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(Arch.) A term applied to staircases so planned that the=
ir
steps, whether monolithic or not, have a newel (q.v.) for their point of
departure. When the steps are monolithic, each one is supported by the one
below it, and this arrangement is apparent from underneath the staircase.=
In
another kind of vyse the masonry is so arrang=
ed
that the shell of the staircase has the appearance of a vault. These
staircases are built upon a square, rectangular, or circular plan, and of=
fer,
especially in the first two cases, combinations of pointed or rampant
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