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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 50

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Hygeia, PlateLXVIII. The fio;ures 7 and 8 in the Plan are in-dicated in Plate LXXVIII., where the portalM is shown in the centre, and the splendidand striking colouring of the walls of thisportico is attempted to be represented. In that Plate the capitals of the columnsare given as the lower part… … POMPEIANA. 25 the triclinium were as evidently formed ofacanthus leaves, as these w^ere of less correctdesign. An architrave of a style suited to therest of the architecture has also been sup-plied in Plate LXXVIII. for the purpose ofexplanation; and the atrium, or peristyle, ofthe third division…

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