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•Caracci, he wholly abandoned his Flemifh ftiff manner, and 

 acquired a more pleafing ftyle, and a charming tone of colour. 

 He fucceeded his brother Matthew, both in iiis employrnent 

 and penfion, but far excelled him rn the cxercife of his art. 

 The figures in his landlcapes were generally painted by An- 

 drew Caracci ; and bv this circumilance their valne was greatly 

 enhanced. His manner of painting is reprefented as true, 

 fweet, and lender; the touchiiigs of his trees as firm, but 

 delicate ; his fcenery, fituations, and diftances are admirable, 

 being commonly taken from nature ; and the mafles of his 

 light and (hadowas ftrong, yet, very judicious. In the latter 

 part of life, his landfcapes were always both beautiful and 

 ■exquil'itely (inifhcd, 1 hty were frequently painted oti 

 copper. The genuine works of Brii, rfpecially tiiofe of 

 the large fize, are rsrc, and afford very high prices in every 

 part of Europe. Witlmi a few years one of his laiidfcapes 

 fold in Holland for l6:'l. and anotlier at an auftion in Loudon 

 for marc than 120 guineas: and they were thought to be 

 cheap. He etched feveral landfcapes in a iiiafterly, fpirited 

 ilyle. This mailer died in 1 6:;6. Pilkington and Strutt. 



BRILESUS, in Ancient Geography, a mountain of 

 Greece in Attica, 



BRILL, in Geography. Se« Briel. 



BRILLAC, a town of France, in the department of 

 the Charente ; 5 miles N. of Confolens. 



BRILLIANT, in a general fenfe, fomething that has a 

 lucid and brig;ht appearance. 



Brilliant, in the Miiiiege, is applied to a horfe, that 

 is brilk, high-mettled, and ftately, v.ifh an elevated neck, fine 

 movements, and exciUent haunches, upon which he rifes, 

 thou;jh ever fo little put forward. 



BRIILLIANTE, Ital. Mujic, fpirited, animated, with 

 fire. 



BRILLIANTS, a name given to diamonds, of the 

 ' fincll water. See Diamond. 



BRILON, in Geogr/tpky, a town of Germany, in the 

 circle of the Lower Rhine, and capital of the duchy of 

 %Veftphalia ; having calamine in its neighbourhood; 60 miles 

 E. N. E. of Cologn. 



BRIM, the utnioft edge of a thing, as of a glafs, plate, 

 or the like. The brims of vefFels are made to projed. a little 

 over, to hinder li^quors, in pouring out, from ninning down 

 the fide of the velicl. The briming, or brimming of veflels, 

 was contrived by the ancient potters, in imitation of the 

 fupcrcilium or drip of the cornices of columns ; it is done 

 by turning over fonie of the double matter when the work 

 is on the wheel. 



Among fiorifls, the brim of a flower denotes the outward 

 «dge of the pttala, or that part thereof wliich turns. 



A fow is faid to brim, or go to brim, when flie t.tkes the 

 boar. 



The hart goes to rut, the roe to tourn, the boar to 

 brim. 



BRIMBATUS, in Natural H'ljlory, one of the fynonyms 

 •of Holuthuria pcnlaelii, which fee. 



BRIMENIUM, in Ancient Geography. See Bremeniu M. 



BRIMFIELD, in Geography, a townfhip of America, in 

 the county of Hampfhire, and ftate of the Maffachufetts, 

 fituated E. of Connecticut river, and containing 12 11 inha- 

 bitants; 34 miles S. E. of Northampton, and 75 W. of 

 Bofton. 



BRIMOND, in Ornithology, one of the fynonyms of 

 ylnas hiflriomca ; or Harlequin Duck. 



BRIMSTONE, a common appellation of fulphur. 



Brimstone, _y?&wfr 0/". See Flower. 



Brimstone marble, a preparation 01 brimftone, in imita- 

 tion of marble. 



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Brimstonp. medals, figures S:c. may be call in the fol- 

 lowing manner: melt half a pound of brimflone over a gentle 

 fire ; with this mix half a pound cf fine vermiilion, and when 

 you have cleared the top, take it ofl" the fire, ftir it well 

 together, and it will difToKe like oil ; then cart it into the 

 mould, which muft firil be anointed with oil. When cool, 

 the figure may be taken out ; and, in cafe it lliould change 

 to a yellowilh colour, you need only wipe it over with aqua 

 furtis, and it will look like the finell coral. 



BRIN BLANC, Buffon, in Omilhology, trochlhis fuper- 

 ciliofus, the fupercilious humming-bird. 



Br IN Bleu, Buff, is Iroihihts eynnurus, the blue-tailed 

 humming-bird. 



BRINDlSI.or BRUNDUSnjM,in Geography, a celebrated 

 city of Naples, in the Terra d'Otranto,' fituated at the en- 

 trance of the Adriatic. It was anciently large and flourilh- 

 ing; and may ftill be confidercd as a great city, if the ex- 

 tent of its walls be confidcied ; but the inhabited houfes do 

 not occupy above half the inclofure. The llrects are crooked 

 and rough, the buildings are poor and ruinous, and it has no 

 very remarkable chui-cli or edifice. It is, however, an arch- 

 hifljop's fee ; but the cathedral, dedicated to St. Tlieodorc, 

 though a work of king Roger, is inferior in point of archi- 

 tefture to many churches founded by that monarch. Of 

 ancient Brundufium, tht; remains arc merely numerous broken 

 pillars, fragments of coarfe Mofaic, the column of the light- 

 houfe, a large marble bafon receiving the water from brazen 

 heads of deer, fome infcriptions, ruins of aquedufts, coins, 

 and other fmall articles for furnilhing the cabinet of an anti- 

 quary. Its caftle, built by the emperor Frederic II. t» 

 protecl the northern branch of the harbour, and repaired by 

 Charles V. is large and ftately. The port is double, and is 

 the fineft in the Adriatic. The outer part is formed of two 

 promontories, that feparate gradually as they advance into 

 the fea, leaving a narrow channel at the bafe of the angle. 

 The iiland of St. Andrew, on which Alphonfus 1. built a 

 fortrefs, lies between the capes, and fecurcs the whole road 

 from the fury of the waves. In this triangular fpace, large 

 Ihips may ride at anchor. At the bottom of the bay the 

 hills recede in a femi-circular fliapc, and thus leave room for 

 the inner haven, which encircles the city in the figure of a 

 ftag's head and horns, and is fuppofed to have given rife to 

 the name of Brundufium ; which, in the old McfTapian lan- 

 guage, fignified the head of a deer. This interior port is 

 peculiarly beautiful, and admirably adapted to every pur- 

 pofe of trade and navigation. It is very deep, extending in 

 length 2\ miles, and in its greateit breadth 1200 feet, and is 

 Iheltcred on every fide by tlie hills and town. In ancient 

 times, the communication between the two havens was 

 marked by lights placed upon columns of the Corinthian 

 order ; but of thefe only one remains entire upon its pedeftal. 

 It is of the green and white marble, called " Cipolhno ;" and 

 its capital is adorned with figures of Syrens and Tritons, in- 

 termingled with the Acanthus leaf, and upon it is a circular 

 vafe, which formerly held the fire. Near it is another 

 pcdeftal of fimilar dimenfions, with one piece of the fhaft 

 lying upon it, but the reft of the column was fold to the 

 people of Lecce, after the earthquake of 1456, which over- 

 turned it, and dellroyed great part of the city. The inter- 

 val between thefe pillars correfponded to the entrance of 

 the harbour ; which is very favourably fituated for trade. 

 Here goodnefs of foil, depth of water, fafety of anchorage, 

 and a centrical pofition, are all united ; and yet it has 

 neither commerce, hufbandry, nor populoufnefs. From the 

 obftruftions in the channel which communicate with the 

 two havens arife the various evils that defolate this difaftrous 

 town. Julius Casfar began its ruin by his attempt to block 



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