Art Terms Glossary

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Faience
Earthenware decorated with opaque colored glazes.

Fauld
That part of the armor attached to the breastplate for the defense of the abdomen, usually composed of horizontal lames.

Field Armor
Armor designed for use in war, as opposed to tournament and parade armors.

Flanchard
An oblong plate of armor attached to the base of the saddle, protecting the flanks of the horse. It closed the gap between the crupper (protecting the rump) and the peytral (protecting the horse‘s chest).

Folio
The leaf of a manuscript or codex; usually numbered only on the front side and referred to by its two faces, recto (front) and verso (back). In a manuscript it is customary to count leaves or folios and not pages. May also refer to a large-format book.

Formata
A bold formal Gothic bookhand, more elegant than textualis, also known as Gothic black letter.

Frieze
Any relief or painting used decoratively in a long horizontal format. Originally the long horizontal area between the architrave and cornice in Classical architecture.

Frontispiece
An illustrated leaf preceding the title page of a book.

Fuller
A groove that reduces the weight of the blade of a sword or dagger without weakening it.

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