. 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 . ist. (See Tricerion.) Dichalcon, Gr. (5ixaA./cos, i. e. double-chalcos). A small Greek copper coin worthonly one-fourth or one-fifth of an obelus. Dichoria, Gr. (St-xopta, i. e. division ofchorus). When the ancient choruses dividedinto two, to recite in turn a part of the actionof a play, or mutually

This image could have imperfections as it’s either historical or reportage.

. 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 . ist. (See Tricerion.) Dichalcon, Gr. (5ixaA./cos, i. e. double-chalcos). A small Greek copper coin worthonly one-fourth or one-fifth of an obelus. Dichoria, Gr. (St-xopta, i. e. division ofchorus). When the ancient choruses dividedinto two, to recite in turn a part of the actionof a play, or mutually to interchange sentiments, this action was called «/<r//^r/a; each half of thechorus was called hemichoria (^^uixopia), andeach stanza antichoria (avrixopia). Dicken, O. E. The devil. Odds dickens ! Dicker, O. E. Half a score.Dicomos, Gr. (kw/xos, a feast). A banquet-ing-song, which was sung at the second courseof tlie feast at the festivals of Bacchus. Dicrotos, Dicrotus, Gr. {5i-KpoTos, lit. double-beating). The Greek name for a vessel with twobanks of oars, the Roman bircmis. Dictynnia {Uktvuv, a hunters net). A Cretanfestival in honour of Artemis. Dictyotheton, Gr. (froni Viktvov, a net). Akind of masonry composed of reguiarly-cutsquare stones, forming, in a wall so constructed. e:. Fig. 250. Dictyotlic-ton. a net-work or chess-board pattern. It answeredto the opus rcticiilatitDt of tlie Romans. Didrachma, Didrachmum, Gr. {li-lpax)xov).A doul)le silver ih-aclinia of the Greek coinage, whicli was worth about two shillings. Die. In Architecture, for dado, or the part ofa pedestal that would corresiiond to the dado(q.v.). ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY. Die-sinking. The art of engraving on steelmoulds, medals, coins, and inscriptions. Difference, Differencing, Her. An additionto, or some change in, a coat-of-arms, introducedfor the purpose of distinguishing coats which intheir primary qualities are the same. Differ-encing is sometimes used in the same sense asCadency; but, strictly, it