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 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 — noun An art gallery (especially a picture gallery) … Wiktionary
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