An Essay on the Roman Villas of the Augustan Age, Their Architectural Disposition and Enrichments;: And on the Remains of the Roman Domestic Edifices Discovered in Great BritainLongman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1833 - 179 sidor |
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... bronze ; it was adorned with the finest statues , pictures , marbles , and other rich ornaments ; besides which the citizens here deposited their treasures as in a place of security , under the protection of the Emperor and the Senate ...
... bronze ; it was adorned with the finest statues , pictures , marbles , and other rich ornaments ; besides which the citizens here deposited their treasures as in a place of security , under the protection of the Emperor and the Senate ...
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... bronze quadrigæ or chariots drawn by four horses , equestrian statues , & c . Juvenal particularly alludes to this ostentatious display in the vestibule of the counsellor Æmilius , where the brazen car on high , Yoked with four steeds ...
... bronze quadrigæ or chariots drawn by four horses , equestrian statues , & c . Juvenal particularly alludes to this ostentatious display in the vestibule of the counsellor Æmilius , where the brazen car on high , Yoked with four steeds ...
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... bronze , a luxury derived from the temples , where this expensive and durable material was first used for the purpose . At Rome still exist two fine ancient examples of the last kind , in the doors of the Pantheon and the Temple of ...
... bronze , a luxury derived from the temples , where this expensive and durable material was first used for the purpose . At Rome still exist two fine ancient examples of the last kind , in the doors of the Pantheon and the Temple of ...
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... bronze doors at the Baptistery of St. John at Florence , Michael Angelo declared that they were worthy of being the Gates of Paradise . The adjustment of every part is most agreeable to the eye , the breadth of them bearing a greater ...
... bronze doors at the Baptistery of St. John at Florence , Michael Angelo declared that they were worthy of being the Gates of Paradise . The adjustment of every part is most agreeable to the eye , the breadth of them bearing a greater ...
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... bronze and marble , the Tablinum contained encaustic paintings , and diptychs inclosing family portraits in wax . In the earlier times of the Republic the Atria were less sumptuous , and contained few orna- ments excepting the prizes ...
... bronze and marble , the Tablinum contained encaustic paintings , and diptychs inclosing family portraits in wax . In the earlier times of the Republic the Atria were less sumptuous , and contained few orna- ments excepting the prizes ...
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An Essay on the Roman Villas of the Augustan Age: Their Architectural ... Thomas Moule Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1833 |
An Essay on the Roman Villas of the Augustan Age: Their Architectural ... Thomas Moule Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1833 |
An Essay on the Roman Villas of the Augustan Age, Their Architectural ... Thomas Moule Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1833 |
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