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Page 65
... means and the circumstances under which the The Agrigentines were
occupied upon it when the city was aples were raised we are ignorant ; but their
ruins sufficiently indicate the wealth and wer that were employed upon them , as
well as ...
... means and the circumstances under which the The Agrigentines were
occupied upon it when the city was aples were raised we are ignorant ; but their
ruins sufficiently indicate the wealth and wer that were employed upon them , as
well as ...
Page 92
The aqueducts by which the Romans supplied their cities with this necessary
element , are among the largest and most magpificent of their works . Their ruins
alone , without other testimony , supply the means of estimating their
extraordinary ...
The aqueducts by which the Romans supplied their cities with this necessary
element , are among the largest and most magpificent of their works . Their ruins
alone , without other testimony , supply the means of estimating their
extraordinary ...
Page 96
These alterations were effected by means of machines called pegmata . In
particular parts of the building , pipes were provided for the distribution of
perfumes , which it was a common practice to sprinkle in showers ; but , on
particularly great ...
These alterations were effected by means of machines called pegmata . In
particular parts of the building , pipes were provided for the distribution of
perfumes , which it was a common practice to sprinkle in showers ; but , on
particularly great ...
Page 105
The capitals of the Roman are much smaller than those of the Grecian Ionic , and
their curves are by no means so elegant and graceful . There is no appearance of
refinement and care in their composition , for which the rules of Vitruvius give ...
The capitals of the Roman are much smaller than those of the Grecian Ionic , and
their curves are by no means so elegant and graceful . There is no appearance of
refinement and care in their composition , for which the rules of Vitruvius give ...
Page 106
The mean height of the columns is 9.833 diameters , being rathe slenderer than
the height recommended by Vitruvius ( Lib ... that its import ance was not
confined to the passage of rivers by means of bridges , but that it enabled the
Romans to ...
The mean height of the columns is 9.833 diameters , being rathe slenderer than
the height recommended by Vitruvius ( Lib ... that its import ance was not
confined to the passage of rivers by means of bridges , but that it enabled the
Romans to ...
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