Brasses. Engraved metal plates inlaid in the pavements or walls of churches as monuments. The material was called cullen (or Cologne) plate. The engravings were made black with mastic or bitumen, and the field or background was coarsely enamelled in various colours.
Brattach, Celtic. A standard; literally, a cloth.
Braunshid, O. E. Branched.
Breadth “in painting is a term which denotes largeness, space, vastness,” &c. (Consult J. B. Pyne “On the Nomenclature of Pictorial Art,” Art Union, 1843.)
Breccia, It. A conglomerate used by the ancients in architecture and sculpture.
Breeches (breac Celtic, braccæ Lat.). The word breeches in its present acceptance was first used towards the end of the 16th century; previously, breeches were called hose, upper socks, and slop. (See Bombards and Braccæ.)
Bremen Green. (See Verditer.)
Breys, Her. (See Barnacles.)
Bridges, O. E. A kind of satin manufactured at Bruges.
