Pompeiana : the topography, edifices, and ornaments of Pompeii (1824)
Gell, William, Sir, 1777-1836, Gandy, John P. (John Peter), 1787-1850 · London : Rodwell and Martin · leaf 64
was red cement, with bits of white stoneimbedded. A false door appears to the left ofthe tablinum, to correspond with the fauces: itmay hence be conjectured that the doors weresometimes thus painted ^ Vitruvius directs thatthe opening for the tablinum should be l-8thin height more than the width;… … POMPEIANA. 177 room in its present state, it will be seen how farthe restoration is authorized. The compluviumand impluvium will be observed. Near the latteris a contrivance for heating water, found in thisliouse, but now in the Royal Museum. The lowersquare part is of bronze, lined with iron, and…
Architecture, Roman
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