The Book of carriages; or, A short account of modes of conveyance, from the earliest periods to the present time (1853)
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all kinds of armour, on the entrance to thetemple of the Laurentian Picus. In the games. 12 ROMAN TRIUMPHAL CHARIOTS. the form of the chariot was the same, except thatit was more elegantly decorated. But the higheststyle of ornament was reserved to be displayed inthe Quadrigae, in which the Roman… … employed to enhance its beauty and splendour.More particularly, the extremities of the axles, ROMAN TRIUMPHAL CHARIOTS. 13 the pole, and the yoke, were highly wrought inthe form of animals heads. Wreaths of laurel weresometimes hung round it, and were also fixed tothe heads of the four snow-white…
Transportation · Carriages and carts
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