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176 FOMPEIANA.
the support of the roof of the porticus of this
are seen, and its painted wall beyond. Upon
the dwarf wall was constructed the large win-
dow- To the right is the communicating pas-
sage, called fauces: right and left the alse, or
conversation recesses, which probably had divans.
The door-ways of the apartments surrounding
the cavaedium are also seen on each side: their
painted walls, and that of the cavsedium itself,
may be observed, imitating slabs of marble. The
floor was red cement, with bits of white stone
imbedded. A false door appears to the left of
the tablinum, to correspond with the fauces: it
may hence be conjectured that the doors were
sometimes thus painted1. Vitruvius directs that
the opening for the tablinum should be l-8th
in height more than the width; about the pro-
portion here given. The tiled tops to the walls are
modern.
PLATE XXIX.
Restoeed Atrium of the house of Sallust, or
Actceon.
By comparing this with the preceding view of the
the support of the roof of the porticus of this
are seen, and its painted wall beyond. Upon
the dwarf wall was constructed the large win-
dow- To the right is the communicating pas-
sage, called fauces: right and left the alse, or
conversation recesses, which probably had divans.
The door-ways of the apartments surrounding
the cavaedium are also seen on each side: their
painted walls, and that of the cavsedium itself,
may be observed, imitating slabs of marble. The
floor was red cement, with bits of white stone
imbedded. A false door appears to the left of
the tablinum, to correspond with the fauces: it
may hence be conjectured that the doors were
sometimes thus painted1. Vitruvius directs that
the opening for the tablinum should be l-8th
in height more than the width; about the pro-
portion here given. The tiled tops to the walls are
modern.
PLATE XXIX.
Restoeed Atrium of the house of Sallust, or
Actceon.
By comparing this with the preceding view of the