CIBORIUM  , a name in classical Latin for a drinking-See also:

• VESSEL (O. Fr. vaissel, from a rare Lat. vascellum, dim. of vas, vase, urn)

vessel . Ii is the latinized See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form of the Gr . Kiswpwv, the See also:

• CUP (in O.E. cuppe; generally taken to be from Late Lat. cuppa, a variant of Lat. cupa, a cask, cf. Gr. KuaeXXov)

cup-shaped See also:

• SEED (from the root seen in Lat. serere, to sow)

seed-vessel of the See also:

• EGYPTIAN

Egyptian See also:

• WATER

water-See also:

• LILY

lily, the seeds or nuts of which were known as " Egyptian beans." In the See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early See also:

• CHRISTIAN
• CHRISTIAN, WILLIAM (1608-1663)

Christian See also:

• CIBRARIO, LUIGI, COUNT (1802—1870)

CIBRARIO See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

Church the ciborium was a See also:

• CANOPY (through Fr. canape, from Med. Lat. canapeum, classical conopeum, a mosquito curtain, Gr. K6v(.4, a gnat)

canopy over the See also:

• ALTAR (Lat. altare, from alias, high; some ancient etymological guesses are recorded by St Isidore of Seville in Etymologiae xv. 4)

altar (q.v.), supported on columns, and from it hung the receptacle in which was reserved the consecrated See also:

• WAFER

wafer of the See also:

• EUCHARIST (Gr. evXapurria, thanksgiving)

Eucharist . The use of the word has probably been much influenced by the early false connexion with cibos, See also:

• FOOD
• FOOD (like the verb " to feed," from a Teutonic root, whence O. Eng. foda; cf. " fodder "; connected with Gr. lrareicOae, to feed)

food, cf . Agatio, See also:

• BISHOP (A.S. bisceop, from Lat. episcopus, Gr. irio-Korros, " overlooker " or " overseer ")
• BISHOP, ISABELLA (1832-1904)
• BISHOP, SIR HENRY ROWLEY (1786-1855)

bishop of See also:

• PISA
• PISA, COUNCIL OF (1409)

Pisa (quoted in Du Cange, See also:

• GLOSS, GLOSSARY

Gloss. s.v.), " Ciborium vas esse ad ferendos cibos." In the Eastern Church the columns rested on the altar itself, in the Western they reached the ground . The name was early transferred from the canopy to the vessel containing the reserved See also:

• SACRAMENT

sacrament, and in the Western Church the canopy was known as a " baldaquin," Ital. baldacchino, from Baldacco, the Itilian name of See also:

• BAGDAD, or BAGHDAD

Bagdad, and hence applied to a See also:

• RICH, BARNABE (c. 1540-1617)
• RICH, CLAUDIUS JAMES (1787-1821)
• RICH, JOHN (1692-1761)
• RICH, PENELOPE, LADY (c. 1562–1607)
• RICH, RICHARD, 1ST BARON RICH (1490?-1567)

rich See also:

• KIND (O. E. ge-cynde, from the same root as is seen in " kin," supra)

kind of embroidered See also:

• TAPESTRY

tapestry made there and much used for canopies, &c . At the See also:

• PRESENT

present See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day it is usual in the See also:

• ROMAN

Roman Church to use the See also:

• TERM

term " See also:

• PYX (Gr. iruVir, a box or chest)

pyx " (ii s, properly a vessel made of See also:

• BOXWOOD

boxwood) for the receptacle for the reserved sacrament used in administering the See also:

• VIATICUM (a Latin word meaning " provision for a journey"; Gr. rd E1xe&a)

viaticum to the sick or dying . See also:

• MEDIEVAL

Medieval pyxes and ciboria are often beautiful examples of the See also:

• GOLDSMITH
• GOLDSMITH, LEWIS (c. 1763–1846)
• GOLDSMITH, OLIVER (1728–1774)

goldsmith's, enameller's and See also:

• METAL
• METAL (through Fr. from Lat. metallum, mine, quarry, adapted from Gr. µATaXAov, in the same sense, probably connected with ,ueraAAdv, to search after, explore, µeTa, after, aAAos, other)

metal-worker's See also:

• CRAFT (a word common to Teutonic languages for strength, or power; cf. Ger. Kraft)

craft . They take most usually the shape of a covered See also:

• CHALICE (through a central O. Fr. form of the Lat. calix, calicis, cup)

chalice or of a cylindrical See also:

• BOX
• BOX (Gr. irl or, Lat. buxus, box-wood; cf. 2r6Eir, a pyx)

box with conical or cylindrical See also:

• COVER (from the Fr. convert, from couvrir, to cover, Lat. cooperire)

cover surmounted by a See also:

• CROSS

cross . An exquisite ciborium fetched £6000 at the See also:

• SALE
• SALE, GEORGE (c. 1697-1736)
• SALE, SIR ROBERT HENRY (1782—1845)

sale of the Jerdone Braikenridge collection at See also:

• CHRISTIE, RICHARD COPLEY (183o–Igor)

Christie's in 1908 . It is supposed to have come from See also:

• MALMESBURY
• MALMESBURY, JAMES HARRIS, IST EARL OF (1746-1820)
• MALMESBURY, JAMES HOWARD HARRIS, 3RD EARL OF (1807-1889)

Malmesbury See also:

• ABBEY (Lat. abbatia; from Syr. abba, father)
• ABBEY, EDWIN AUSTIN (1852– )

Abbey, and is probably of 13th-See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century See also:

• ENGLISH

English make . It is of See also:

• COPPER (symbol Cu, atomic weight 63.1, H=1, or 63.6, O = 16)

copper-gilt and ornamented with champleve enamels, See also:

• APPLE (a common Teut. word, A.S. aepl, aeppel, O.H.G. aphul, aphal, apfal, mod. Ger. Apfel)

apple and See also:

• CHRYSOPRASE (Gr. Xpvvor, gold, and apaorov, leek)

chrysoprase See also:

• GREEN, A
• GREEN, ALEXANDER HENRY (1832—1896)
• GREEN, DUFF (1791—1875)
• GREEN, JOHN RICHARD (1837—1883)
• GREEN, MATTHEW (1696-1737)
• GREEN, THOMAS HILL (1836-1882)
• GREEN, VALENTINE (1739–1813)
• GREEN, WILLIAM HENRY (.1825–1900)

green, See also:

• SCARLET

scarlet, See also:

• MAUVE, ANTON (1838–1888)

mauve and See also:

• WHITE
• WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
• WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
• WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
• WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
• WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
• WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
• WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
• WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
• WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
• WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
• WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)

white, See also:

• TURQUOISE

turquoise and lapis lazuli, the flesh tints being of a See also:

• PALE (through Fr. pal, from Lat. palms, a stake, for paglus, from the stem pag- of pangere, to fix; " pole " is from the same original source)

pale See also:

• JASPER

jasper .

Various subjects from the Old and New Testament, such as the See also:

• SACRIFICE (from Lat. sacrificium; sacer, holy, and facere, to make)

sacrifice of See also:

• ABEL (better ABELL), THOMAS (d. 1540)
• ABEL (Hebrew for breath)
• ABEL, KARL FRIEDRICH (1725-1787)
• ABEL, NIELS HENRIK (1802-1829)
• ABEL, SIR FREDERICK AUGUSTUS, BART

Abel, the "brazen See also:

• SERPENT (Lat. serpens, creeping, from serpere; cf. "reptile " from repere, Gr.4 ml-eta)

serpent, the nativity, crucifixion and resurrection are represented on circular medallions on the outside . It is illustrated in See also:

• COLOURS, MILITARY

colours in the See also:

• CATALOGUE (a Fr. adaptation of the Gr. KaraXoyos, a register, from Karalyety, to enrol or pick out)

catalogue of the See also:

• EXHIBITION

exhibition of the See also:

• BURLINGTON

Burlington See also:

• FINE

Fine Arts See also:

• CLUB (connected with " clump ")

Club, 1897 .