Search over 40,000 articles from the original, classic Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition.
|
See also:COFFER (Fr. See also:coffee, O. Fr. cofre or cofne, See also:Lat. cophinus, cf. " See also:coffin ") , in See also:architecture, a sunk See also:panel in a See also:ceiling or vault; also a See also:casket or See also:chest in which jewels or See also:precious goods were kept, and, if of large dimensions, clothes . The See also:marriage coffers in See also:Italy were of exceptional richness in their See also:carving and See also:gilding and were sometimes painted by See also:great artists . |
|
|
[back] COFFEE (Fr: cafe, Ger. Kaffee) |
[next] COFFERDAM |
There are no comments yet for this article.
Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.
Links to articles and home page are encouraged.