Marks and monograms on pottery & porcelain of the renaissance and modern periods, with historical notices of each manufactory, preceded by an introductory essay on the vasa fictilia of the Greek, Romano-British, and mediæval eras; and an appendix containing a brief history of the country of Japan and its keramic manufactures, &c., &c. (1876)
haffers, 745.) Flue tiles are of various dimensions, but usually quadri- lateral, long and hollow, with lateral apertures for the heated air to pass through. They were placed one upon another end to end along the inner sides of the walls to convey hot air from the hypocaust to distant rooms. They… … Fig. 37 was discovered in London, in August 1846. Large quantities of tubular draining-tiles have been dis- covered in and about London, fitting into each other, and cemented, as at the present day. Roof-tiles were made with longitudinal edges turned upwards ; these, when placed side by side, were…
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