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 61
n this may be observedthe inscription lollivm mt>., &c, but it isdifficult to imagine why the protection ofany eedile could be requisite for a publicbuilding. In a house on the right are some prettypanels, with fishes, birds, and sphinxes onblue, red, and black grounds. A very smallpassage… … POMPEIANA. 9 another great entrance from a passage run-ning to the southern entry of the Pantheon,and having a communication with the Curia,and, being of more consequence than any inthe vicinity, it may perhaps be considered asthe residence of the Chief of the College ofAuo-ustales, who had the…
Architecture, Roman
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![An illustration from Architectura curiosa nova, exponens 1. Fundamenta hydragogica, indolemq[ue] aquæ, aëris interventu in altum levandæ. 2. Varios aquarum ac salientium fontium lusus per varia spectatu jucunda epistomiorum seu siphonum genera. 3. Magnum amnissimorum fontium, machinarumq[ue] aquæductoriarum sumtu magno exstructarum, ac per Italiam, Britanniam, Germaniam &c. visendarum, numerum. 4. Specus artificiales sumtuosissimas, cum plerisq[ue] principum europæorum palatiis, hortis, aulis; nec non præcipuis monasteriis atq[ue] arcibus. 5. Cum auctario figurarum elegantissimarum, ad hortorum topiaria vario ductù dividenda, nec non conclavium laquearibus ac pavimentis segmentandis, itemq[ue] labyrinthis construendis, adhibendarum. Omnia 200 æri incisis... descripta (1664)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-architecturacuri00bock-468-253.webp)
