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ther it be that the Veins of it are un-
discovered, or that they were quite ex-
hausted upon the ancient Buildings.
Among these old Pillars I cannot forbear
reckoning a great Part of an Alablaster
Column, which wtft found in the Ruins
of Livio’s Portico. It is of the Colour
of Fire, and may be seen over the high
Altar of St. Maria in Campitello^ for
they have cut it into Two Pieces,, and
fix’d it in the Shape of a Cross in a Hole
of the Wall that was made on purpose
to receive it 5 so that the Light passing
thro’ it from without, makes it look,
to those who are in the Church, like a
Jiuge transparent Cross of Amber. As
sor the W orkmanihip of the old Roman
Pillars, Monsieur Desgodetz^ in his ac-
curate Measures of these Ruins has ob-
served, that the Ancients have not kept
to the nicety of Proportion, and the
Rules of Art, so much as the Moderns
in this Particular. Some, to excuse this
Defeat, lay the Blame of it on the Work-
men of LEgypt) and of other Nations,
who sent molt of the ancient Pillars ready
lhap’d to Rome: Others say that the An-
cients, knowing Architecture was chiessy
design’d to please the Eye, only took
care to avoid such Disproportions as
were gross enough to be observ’dby the
Sight,
Sight, w
they app:
aftness: <
an Effect
call the Ci
gence in
the Aiicie
ation of
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narrow St
ted from t
with thest
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in the Sani
the Marks c
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discovered, or that they were quite ex-
hausted upon the ancient Buildings.
Among these old Pillars I cannot forbear
reckoning a great Part of an Alablaster
Column, which wtft found in the Ruins
of Livio’s Portico. It is of the Colour
of Fire, and may be seen over the high
Altar of St. Maria in Campitello^ for
they have cut it into Two Pieces,, and
fix’d it in the Shape of a Cross in a Hole
of the Wall that was made on purpose
to receive it 5 so that the Light passing
thro’ it from without, makes it look,
to those who are in the Church, like a
Jiuge transparent Cross of Amber. As
sor the W orkmanihip of the old Roman
Pillars, Monsieur Desgodetz^ in his ac-
curate Measures of these Ruins has ob-
served, that the Ancients have not kept
to the nicety of Proportion, and the
Rules of Art, so much as the Moderns
in this Particular. Some, to excuse this
Defeat, lay the Blame of it on the Work-
men of LEgypt) and of other Nations,
who sent molt of the ancient Pillars ready
lhap’d to Rome: Others say that the An-
cients, knowing Architecture was chiessy
design’d to please the Eye, only took
care to avoid such Disproportions as
were gross enough to be observ’dby the
Sight,
Sight, w
they app:
aftness: <
an Effect
call the Ci
gence in
the Aiicie
ation of
high or 1c
narrow St
ted from t
with thest
from whic
garded. I
in the Sani
the Marks c
sour on th
learttt from
difficult Pre
time to ex
of that C
hrs I must.
hlest in the 1
Antomni.-' *1
a more magi
Rajan’s Pilla
rot’s Ashes h
M'ti the midi
ontheTopo
with the gma
Math him ? 1