Fig. 393. Hypocausis of a Roman villa at Tusculum.
Hypocaust, Gr. and R. (ὑπό-καυσις and ὑπό-καυστον). A furnace with flues running underneath the floor of an apartment or bath, for heating the air. Fig. [393] represents the sectional elevation of a bath-room discovered in a Roman villa at Tusculum. Fig. [394] represents a hypocausis discovered at Paris in the old Rue de Constantine, near Notre Dame.
Fig. 394. Hypocausis discovered at Paris.
Hypogeum, Arch. A building underground; a sepulchral vault. They form a principal part of Egyptian architecture of every period. The Greek term is a synonym of the Latin Conditorium (q.v.)
Hyporchema, Gr. A lively dance, accompanied by a mimic performance, at the festivals of Apollo among the Dorians. A chorus of singers danced round the altars, and others acted comic or playful scenes.
Hypotrachelium or Cincture, Arch. The part of the Doric capital included between the astragal and the lower annulets or fillets.
Hysteria, Gr. (from ὗς, a pig). Greek festivals, in which swine were sacrificed in honour of Venus.
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Ich Dien. I serve. The popular belief that Edward the Black Prince adopted this motto and the “Prince of Wales’s feathers,” at the battle of Cressy, from the blind King of Bohemia, is not sustained by investigation. It was at the battle of Poitiers that he first adopted this crest, joining to the family badge the old English word Ic den (Theyn), “I serve,” in accordance with the words of the Apostle, “The heir, while he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant.” (Mrs. Palliser; Historic Devices.)