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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... ceilings so contrived as to scatter fragrant flowers amongst the guests , besides which , they were furnished . with pipes for conveying into different parts aromatic waters and sweet - smelling unctions . The chief banqueting - room in ...
... ceilings so contrived as to scatter fragrant flowers amongst the guests , besides which , they were furnished . with pipes for conveying into different parts aromatic waters and sweet - smelling unctions . The chief banqueting - room in ...
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... ceiling ; and instead of the formal square which so much prevails in modern rooms , each of the four sides is here broken into a semicircular recess . The same accumulation of soil has taken place on the Palatine Hill as elsewhere in ...
... ceiling ; and instead of the formal square which so much prevails in modern rooms , each of the four sides is here broken into a semicircular recess . The same accumulation of soil has taken place on the Palatine Hill as elsewhere in ...
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... ceiling a magpie's cage , which was of rich workmanship ; the bird was exceedingly rare in Rome . In the Prothyrum or Lobby were four prin- cipal doors : that from the area , with the door of the Atrium opposite to it ; two wide lateral ...
... ceiling a magpie's cage , which was of rich workmanship ; the bird was exceedingly rare in Rome . In the Prothyrum or Lobby were four prin- cipal doors : that from the area , with the door of the Atrium opposite to it ; two wide lateral ...
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... at Thebes . Arch . Dict . See also Vitruvius , lib . v . cap . 7. Very noble fresco paintings adorn the ceilings and walls of most of the Roman palaces of modern date . space in the centre of the roof was left open 17.
... at Thebes . Arch . Dict . See also Vitruvius , lib . v . cap . 7. Very noble fresco paintings adorn the ceilings and walls of most of the Roman palaces of modern date . space in the centre of the roof was left open 17.
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... Ceilings formed in com- 1 A remarkable modern instance of this style of painting was executed by J. F. De Vries , at Antwerp . He repre- sented on a wall fronting an entrance , a Vista , through which appeared an elegant garden laid out ...
... Ceilings formed in com- 1 A remarkable modern instance of this style of painting was executed by J. F. De Vries , at Antwerp . He repre- sented on a wall fronting an entrance , a Vista , through which appeared an elegant garden laid out ...
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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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