De Forest, Julia B. d. 1910, Caffin, Charles Henry, 1854-1918 · New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 145
ave a section and a portion of theelevation of the Colosseum. It was built in four stories, eachone formed by a series of arches, which are framed by columnswith their entablature. We may instance this as a good 116 A SHORT HISTORY OF ART example of the way in which the Romans used Greek ordersfor… … SECTION AND PORTION OF THE ELEVATION OF THECOLOSSEUM the cornice of the building, and take the place of the arcade.Sockets are to be found in the upper story for the inser-tion of poles which carried the canvas sails that protectedthe audience from the weather. Three tiers of seats insidecorrespond…
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