pinacotheca
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Pinacotheca — Pin a*co*the ca, n. [L. pinacotheca, fr. Gr. ?; ?, ?, a picture + ? repisitory.] A picture gallery. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pinacotheca — ▪ gallery Greek Pinakotheke, Latin Pinacotheca, a picture gallery in either ancient Greece or ancient Rome. The original pinacotheca, which housed the tablets or pictures honouring the gods, formed the left wing of the Propylaea of the… … Universalium
Pinacotheca — A pinacotheca is a picture gallery in either ancient Greece or ancient Rome. The name is specifically used for the building containing pictures which formed the left wing of the Propylaea on the Acropolis at Athens, Greece. Though Pausanias (Bk.… … Wikipedia
PINACOTHECA Imaginum illustrium — doctrinae vel ingenii laude, Virorum, nomen libria Iano Nicio Erythraeo haud pridem editi, de quo ipse sic ad Lectorem: Eorum tantum imagines in hanc Pinacothecam intuli, qui, meâ aetate, memoriâ digni exstiterunt, quique me vivô fatô functi sunt … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
pinacotheca — n. Picture gallery … New dictionary of synonyms
pinacotheca — pin·a·co·the·ca … English syllables
pinacotheca — ˌpinəkōˈthēkə noun ( s) Etymology: Latin, from Greek pinakothēkē, from pinako (from pinak , pinax board, tablet, picture) + thēkē case, chest; akin to Greek tithenai to put, place more at pinac , do … Useful english dictionary
The Vatican — The Vatican † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Vatican This subject will be treated under the following heads: I. Introduction; II. Architectural History of the Vatican Palace; III. Description of the Palace; IV. Description of the… … Catholic encyclopedia
pinacothèque — [ pinakɔtɛk ] n. f. • 1830; « galerie de tableaux » 1547; lat. d o. gr. pinacotheca ♦ Musée ou galerie de peinture (en Italie, en Allemagne). Les deux pinacothèques de Munich. ● pinacothèque nom féminin (latin pinacotheca, du grec pinakothêkê)… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Cuernavaca Cathedral — Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary Catedral de la Asunción de María (Spanish) Facade and belltower of the cathedral Basic information Location Morelos … Wikipedia
