Primo. First, as violino primo, first violin. Pronaos. The portico situated in front of a temple. Propylaea. Gateway or entrance to an Egyptian temple. Quasi. In the manner of; like. Quieto. With repose, quietly. the first note of the following, thus forming one pro- Tanto or Ton. Not so much. Taenia. A band which separates the Doric frieze from the architrave. Tempo Comodo. Conveniently. Tempera. Painting with pigments mixed with chalk or clay, and diluted with size. Theme. A subject. Thalamus. The nuptial chamber in a Rome house. Tremendi. With terrific expression. Tremando, Tremolo. The rapid striking of a note Quatrefoil. An ornament in pointed architecture, so as to produce a tremulous effect. consisting of four foils. Rapido. Rapidly. Rinforzando. Rinf. or Rf., with increase. Rococo. A style of decoration distinguished by a superfluity of confused and discordant detail. Romanesque. The debased style of architecture and ornament adopted in the later Roman empire, and the styles founded upon it. Rose Window. A large, circular window divided into compartments by curved mullions. Rubble. Rough stones and broken bricks, used to fill up between walls. Rustication. Hewn stone masonry, the joints of which are rendered conspicuous by grooves or channels. Sarcophagus. A stone coffin. Scumbling. The process of going over a painting with a brush, nearly dry, to soften and blend the tints. Segno. Sign, as al segno, go back to sign. Sempre. Always, as sempre piano. Serioso. Seriously. Shaft. The body of a column. Solo, Sola. Alone. A composition rendered by one person. Sostenuto or Sost. Prolonged, sustained. Sphinx. A human head on a lion's body, typifying the union of intellectual and physical power. An Egyptian emblem, signifying the religious mystery. Staccato. Each note to be distinctly marked. Stesso. The same. Stylobate. The common base of a row of columns. Syncopation. Connecting the last note of a bar with Trille, or Trillo. A trill or shake. Trio. A composition for three performers. Triplet. A group of three notes equal in duration of time to two notes of the same value. Tracery. Geometrical ornament. the choir, and crossing the longitudinal nave of a church. Transept. A transverse nave, passing in front of Transom. The horizontal cross bar in a window." Triforium. The second or middle story of the nave ceiling of the side aisle and below its roof. wall of a Gothic church, consisting of a gallery over the Triglyph. An ornament, consisting of three flutings or upright groupings, separating the metopes in a Doric frieze. Triptych. A form of pictures in three panels. Tympanum. The triangular space between the horizontal and sloping cornices. The name is also given to the space included between the lintel of a door and the arch over it. Signers of the Declaration of Independence. NAME. Adams, John.. Lee, Francis Lightfoot. Lynch, Jr., Thos.. Middleton, Arthur. Morris, Lewis. Morris, Robert.. Morton, John. Nelson, Jr., Thos.. Paine, Robert Treat. Wythe, George... Order in which they signed. Lawyer. 1731 Boston May 17, 1741 Caroline Co. 1734 Cecil Co.. .1730 Dover 1730 Newcastle.. Physician.. Dec. 24, 1745 Berberry. Lawyer. Nov., 1749 Charleston Shoemaker. Apr. 19, 1721 Newton.. Lawyer.. Pa. June 24, 1817 84 .S. C. Jan. 1, 1788 44 N. Y. Jan. 22, 1798 72 Eng. May 8, 1806 73 Pa. April, 1777 53 .Va. Jan. 4, 1789 51 Md. 1799 59 Mass. May 11, 1814 84 Va. Sep., Md. .Del. Del. July, 1788 48 1798 64 .1783 53 1779 49 Pa. Apr. 19, 1813 68 ..S. C. Jan. 23, 1800 51 Mass. July 23, 1793 73 Ireland July 11, 1806 96 .N. J. Feb. 28, 1781 51 1742 Pointoin Manor... Md. Oct. 5, 1787 45 ..1710 Lawyer. Oct. 1, 1730 Princeton. Lawyer. Physician.. Physician. Lawyer.. Sailor. Ireland Feb. 23, 1781 65 Ireland June 24, 1803 89 .1716 Statesman.. Apr. 8, 1731 Lebanon .1742 St. Andrews Minister.... Feb. 5, 1722 Yester... Physician.. Nov. 26, 1726 Windsor Lawyer.. † Age at death. Va. Feb. 2, 1804 64 .Me. Nov. 28, 1785,55 Conn. Aug. 2. 1811 81 Scot. Aug. 28, 1798 56 Scot. Nov. 15, 1794 73 Conn. Dec. 1, 1797 72 ...1726 Elizabeth Co..............Va. June 8, 1806 80 |