An Illustrated Dictionary of Words used in Art and Archaeology / Explaining terms frequently used in works on architecture, arms, bronzes, Christian art, colour, costume, decoration, devices, emblems, heraldry, lace, personal ornaments, pottery, painting, sculpture, &c., with their derivations.

by John W. Mollett

“... Soche a smoke gan out wende

Blacke, blue and greenish, swartishe, rede,

As doith where that men melte lede,

Lo! all on hie from the tewell.”

(House of Fame.)

Textile, R. (texo, to weave). Woven. Anything capable of being woven.

Texture. In Art, the surface appearance of a representation not of textiles only, but of the other parts of a picture—wood, marble, skin, hair, &c. Gerard Dow excels in texture.

Thalamifera, Gr. A term applied, in describing ancient sculpture, to kneeling figures supporting tablets, on which figures of the gods or inscriptions are carved.

Thalamus, Gr. and R. (θάλαμος). The nuptial chamber in a Roman house; the others were called Dormitoria.

Thalysia, Gr. (θαλύ-σια). Greek festivals of the harvest and vintage.