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 40
of the inconvenient width oftwo feet, runs round the court to catch therain-water. It is probable that the areawas entirely occupied with flowers, as earthwas found. The portico is generally abouteight feet nine inches wide : in front of thegreat triclinium, however, the breadth is tenfeet The… … POMPEIANA. 21 This receptacle contained fish for the amuse-ment, and perhaps sustenance, of the family.A smaller cistern, probably, contained waterfor drinking-. The whole court measuresabout eighty palms by forty-seven ; and asno building on the south or western sidescan ever have existed to…
Architecture, Roman
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