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

Travertine, Travertino, It. A compact kind of Tufa stone, used in architecture; part of St. Peter’s and the Colosseum of Rome are built of this stone. (See Tufa.) It is a stone of a white or yellowish tint, and was used by the ancient painters to give body to lakes.

Trebuchet, Fr. Med. A mechanical contrivance for projecting stones and darts; a kind of enormous cross-bow or sling.

Tredyl, O. E. (See Gryse.)

Treflée, Her. (See Botonnée.)

Fig. 660. Trefoil slipped.

Trefoil, Arch. An ornament of three foils peculiar to the Romano-Byzantine and pointed styles. This ornament occurs in bands or string-courses, and also forms entablatured foliage. A synonym for it is tiercefoil. In Heraldry, a leaf of three conjoined foils generally borne slipped. (Fig. [660].)

Trellis. Open lattice-work.

Trenchers (Fr. tranchoirs). Originally thick slices of bread on which the meat was served, instead of plates; 13th century.

Trental, O. E. Chr. for Trigintale. Thirty masses for the dead.