Pompeiana : the topography, edifices and ornaments of Pompeii, the result of excavations since 1819 (1837)
Gell, William, Sir, 1777-1836 · London : Lewis A. Lewis · leaf 249
ity of the season, while theheat of summer is agreeably tempered bythe sea-breeze, which is almost periodical. From the angle of the atrium, near thatsort of cubiculum or chamber which con-tains the staircase, nearlv the whole of thehouse is visible, and that spot has accord-ingly been chosen for… … ■ . . . I .. POMPEIANA. 155 ture of Achilles restoring Briseis to the he-ralds, who were to re-conduct her to herfather. This is, perhaps, the most beautiful spe-cimen of ancient painting which has beenpreserved to our times ; and it has been themeans of awakenings the attention of artistsand of…
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