Encyclopedia of antiquities : and elements of archaeology, classical and mediæval (1843)
Fosbroke, Thomas Dudley, 1770-1842 · London : M. A. Nattali · leaf 335
ters in the PorticiMuseum. The oldest seal with redwafers is dated in 1624. In the wholeof the seventeenth century wafers wereonly used by private persons ; on pub-lic seals they commence only in theeighteenth century.v Goods, cupboards, chests, and otherthings, were occasionally sealed.^ * Nouv.… … ^n^ Ii^i=^ A presmned Tholus, or sort of vestibule, from the Paintings at Herculaneum. The columns in the Tonictaste, without bases, support a roof and cornice, the latter of which from the triglyph.s and modi/lionsappears ornamented in the Doric style. The yaiHands and festoons interwoven with red…
Classical antiquities · Civilization, Medieval
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