rium (d), which is a circular room with niches inthe corners, and consists of a large basin for cold water surroundedby a narrow strip of pavement. The room is domed, and light isadmitted only by an aperture in the summit of the dome, whichis studded with stars on a blue ground, while the walls are… … Fig. 19. The Stabian baths at Pompeii. {praefurnium) (g), which serves both the mens and womens suites,and is provided with three cylindrical tanks {aJiena) according tothe rule laid down by Vitruvius. One of these was directly overthe fire and supplied hot water ; the next, for lukewarm…
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