Museum of antiquity : a description of ancient life : the employments, amusements, customs and habits, the cities, palaces, monuments and tombs, the literature and fine arts of 3,000 years ago (1882)
Yaggy, L. W, Haines, T. L · New York : Standard Pub. House · leaf 111
in Italy, especially nearNaples, to construct light treillages on the tops of the houses,where the inhabitants enjoy the evening breeze, al fresco, in thesame way as is represented in these paintings. The peristyle is small, but in good preservation. Its inter- lOO HOUSES OF PANSA AND SALLUST. … SCALES FOUND AT POMPEII. columniations are filled up by a dwarf wall painted red, the lowerpart of the columns being painted blue. This house runs throughthe island from one street to the other. Adjoining it, on the south, is the custom-house,teloniiim. Here a wide en-trance admits us into an…
Civilization, Ancient · Classical antiquities
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