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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... colour ' , which being gently agitated by the wind , cast upon the columns and statues a tinged and moving reflection . The more these curtains spread , the pleasing dye Rides on the beams the more , and courts the eye ; The gaudy colour ...
... colour ' , which being gently agitated by the wind , cast upon the columns and statues a tinged and moving reflection . The more these curtains spread , the pleasing dye Rides on the beams the more , and courts the eye ; The gaudy colour ...
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... rooms , halls , or galleries , was re- presented with all the truth of nature , and finely coloured with remarkable transparency . 2 Natural History , book xxxv . chap . 11 . partments , or caissons , were called Laque- aria ' 32.
... rooms , halls , or galleries , was re- presented with all the truth of nature , and finely coloured with remarkable transparency . 2 Natural History , book xxxv . chap . 11 . partments , or caissons , were called Laque- aria ' 32.
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... colour generally used for the whole of the surbase continued beneath the decorations of the Peristyle was Pontii sinopis , a dull red : a very brilliant tint was also produced by the use of a richer material , the cinnabar of Ephesus ...
... colour generally used for the whole of the surbase continued beneath the decorations of the Peristyle was Pontii sinopis , a dull red : a very brilliant tint was also produced by the use of a richer material , the cinnabar of Ephesus ...
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... colour were not only considered most pleasing to the eye , but harmonized with the azure sky * . 1 Not found at Venice , but bearing the name in con- sequence of being an article of commerce with the Vene- tians . 2 Winkelman Sur l ...
... colour were not only considered most pleasing to the eye , but harmonized with the azure sky * . 1 Not found at Venice , but bearing the name in con- sequence of being an article of commerce with the Vene- tians . 2 Winkelman Sur l ...
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... colours were suspended ; —a mode of embellishment seen in all the paintings of Her- culaneum representing interior views . In imitation of the Asiatics , the Romans entrusted the care of the ladies ' apartments to eunuchs ; and no one ...
... colours were suspended ; —a mode of embellishment seen in all the paintings of Her- culaneum representing interior views . In imitation of the Asiatics , the Romans entrusted the care of the ladies ' apartments to eunuchs ; and no one ...
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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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