. 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 . A Latin word usedin the Middle Ages to denote the choir of achurch, or the stalls of the choir. Permanent White. (See Constant White.) Pero, R. A tall boot reaching to the calf,made of untanned leather with the fur on, wornby shepherds and agricultural labourers, andstill common in Italian villages. P
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. 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 . A Latin word usedin the Middle Ages to denote the choir of achurch, or the stalls of the choir. Permanent White. (See Constant White.) Pero, R. A tall boot reaching to the calf, made of untanned leather with the fur on, wornby shepherds and agricultural labourers, andstill common in Italian villages. Perogue. (See Pirogue.) Perpend-stone, Arch. A large stone reach-ing through the wall, visible on both sides. Perpendicular Style of Architecture. Thethird and last of the pointed or Gothic styles ofarchitecture used in England. It was developedfrom the Decorated during the latter part of the14th century, and continued in use till themiddle of the 16th, when it gave way to thestyle called Elizabethan. It is peculiar toEngland. Its chief characteristics are a generalprevalence of perpendicular lines, panelling ofilat surfaces, and the multiplicity of small shaftswith which the piers, &c., are overlaid. Perron, Arch. A staircase, or flight of steps, outside a building. Perse, Pr. Chintz.. Fig. 536. Persian Bowl