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The Decorator's assistant (1847)

[London : W. Gibbs] · leaf 15

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the teacher of the chorus. _ EveenetusArchon. The frieze of this exquisite monament of Attic taste is enriched with bassi re-lievi, beautifully sculptured. They representthe adventures of Bacchus with the Tyrrhe-nian pirates. Device (in heraldry), a name common to allfigures, ciphers, characters,… … itself, being that which gave the first rise toarmories; thus, the Eagle was the device ofthe Roman empire, S.P.Q.R. was the ;deviceof the Roman people, and still continues to bewhat they call the escutcheon of the city ofRome. [To be continuedi] THE DECORATORS ASSISTANT. Ol^otrespontiatce. Method…

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