DOI Seite / Zitierlink:
https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.1082#0017
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FRONTISPIECE.
The Frontispiece is wholly compiled from
paintings and bronzes found at Pompeii.
The figure reading a volume, the chair
upon which she sits, the footstool, and
scrinium, or capsa, for manuscripts, at her
feet. The marble table, and implements
for writing; the pavement, and distant
building, are all from the same source.
The three bronzes are amongst the
most beautiful discovered: they are of
Mercury, Cupid, and Venus. The latter
has annulets of gold on her arms and
legs.
The brazier with four towers was con-
trived to heat water or liquors, as well as to
warm the room. The charcoal was placed
in the square part, which was lined with
iron. The towers held the liquid: their
b
FRONTISPIECE.
The Frontispiece is wholly compiled from
paintings and bronzes found at Pompeii.
The figure reading a volume, the chair
upon which she sits, the footstool, and
scrinium, or capsa, for manuscripts, at her
feet. The marble table, and implements
for writing; the pavement, and distant
building, are all from the same source.
The three bronzes are amongst the
most beautiful discovered: they are of
Mercury, Cupid, and Venus. The latter
has annulets of gold on her arms and
legs.
The brazier with four towers was con-
trived to heat water or liquors, as well as to
warm the room. The charcoal was placed
in the square part, which was lined with
iron. The towers held the liquid: their
b