The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
pentaptych — /pen tap tik/, n. a work of art consisting of five panels or sections. [1850 55; PENTA + Gk ptyché a fold] * * * … Universalium
pentaptych — /pen tap tik/, n. a work of art consisting of five panels or sections. [1850 55; PENTA + Gk ptyché a fold] … Useful english dictionary
Bookbinding — A traditional bookbinder at work Old bookbindings … Wikipedia
Polyptych — A polyptych (from the Greek polu many + ptychē fold ) generally refers to a painting (usually panel painting) which is divided into four or more sections, or panels. (The term diptych is used to describe a two part painting and the term triptych… … Wikipedia
William Laurel Harris — Harris labored on this project for 15 years, from 1898 to 1913 until fired by the Paulists in what appears to have been a personal dispute. A disastrous cleaning in 1958 removed fourteen of Harris s Saints on side chapel walls, much of Harris s… … Wikipedia
Geminianus — Infobox Saint name= Saint Geminianus birth date= death date=fourth century feast day= January 31 venerated in= Roman Catholic Church imagesize= 225px caption= Saint Geminianus , from pentaptych by Simone Martini (c.1284 1344) now at Fitzwilliam… … Wikipedia
Katsukawa Shunshō — (勝川春章)(1726 1792) was a Japanese painter and printmaker in the ukiyo e style, and the leading artist of the Katsukawa school. Shunshō studied under Miyagawa Shunsui, son and student of Miyagawa Chōshun, both equally famous and talented ukiyo e… … Wikipedia
polyptych — /pol ip tik/, n. a work of art composed of several connected panels. Cf. diptych, pentaptych, triptych. [1855 60; special use of LL polyptychum < Gk polýptychon a register, roll, n. use of neut. of polýptychos having many folds. See POLY ,… … Universalium
printmaking — /print may king/, n. the art or technique of making prints, esp. as practiced in engraving, etching, drypoint, woodcut or serigraphy. [1925 30; PRINT + MAKING] * * * Art form consisting of the production of images, usually on paper but… … Universalium
Metalwork — Metalwork in the Service of the Church † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Metalwork in the Service of the Church From the earliest days the Church has employed utensils and vessels of metal in its liturgical ceremonies … Catholic encyclopedia
