Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary/Albarius

Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary, and Greek Lexicon (Rich, 1849)

ALBA'RIUS (κονιατής). A plasterer, whose trade it was to cover the walls with cement, and make ornamental cornices, friezes, and reliefs in stucco. Inscript. ap. Gruter. 642. 11. Compare Plin. H. N. xxxvi. 59.