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 70
vers itself by the seizing of the shield,and the neglect of the ornaments. This pic-ture forms the subject of our Plate LXIX.It was imperfect when first excavated. Thepavement is white mosaic, with a slightborder of black. It is not easy to conceive,even with the assistance of the… … ( POMPEIANA. 39 the triclinium, W, must have answered thepurpose during the cold or rainy season.The apartment was lofty, as recommendedby Vitruvius, and probably received a di-rect light from windows above the roofs ofthe two porticos. The walls yet remain,to a height exceeding those of any…
Architecture, Roman
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