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 151
tly explained, unless it were for thesupport of the arch on this outer side, which,on the inner, was buttressed by the otherarched roofs of the thermae. There was alsoa reservoir of water above the vault, theweight of which might require additionalsupport. Below, to fill up the plate, are… … THE PLATES. 93 PLATE XXXIV. EXTERIOR OF WOMENs BATHS. Plate XXXIV. represents the highestexternal portion of the thermae from thenorth-west ano;le. On the right the vicus is seen which ter-minates at an entry of the Forum. On theleft the last edifice is the Temple of For-tune. The door on the…
Architecture, Roman
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