Pompeiana - the topography, edifices, and ornaments of Pompeii (1817) (14595570080)

"Pompeii - Tetrastyle cavaedium in the house south of the Basilica".
Identifier: pompeianaedifice00gell (find matches)
Title: Pompeiana : the topography, edifices, and ornaments of Pompeii
Year: 1817 (1810s)
Authors: Gell, William, Sir, 1777-1836 Gandy, John P. (John Peter), 1787-1850 Lewis, Frederick Christian, 1779-1856 Hobsen, H Wallis, Robert, 1794-1878 Hollis, George, 1793-1842 Lizars, W. H. (William Home), 1788-1859 Le Keux, John Henry, 1812-1896 Moses, Henry, 1782?-1870 Cooke, George, 1781-1834 Shury, James Rawle, S Wise, W Porter, S Walker, John, 1759-1830 Pye, John, 1782-1874 Goodall, Edward, 1795-1870 Heath, Charles, 1785-1848
Subjects: Architecture, Roman -- Italy Pompeii (Extinct city) Pompeii (Extinct city) Pompeii (Extinct city) -- Buildings, structures, etc Pompeii (Extinct city) -- Maps
Publisher: London : Printed for Rodwell and Martin
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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leucites. The upper portion, shapedin the inside as well as the exterior like an hour-glass, seems to have been moved by a lever, in-serted through the square aperture, and fastenedby a cross pin, for which the hole may be ob-served. This is removed in one to show theconical piece whereon the moveable part turned,with another square sinking on its apex: pro-bably to let something in for the purpose offastening the lever, so as to keep all in itsplace. Over the top where the corn was put inis generally about 2 feet 6 inches ; the flour fellaround on the lower cylinder : two of these werewithin 16 inches of the wall; consequently thelever could not have completed the circle. Ruber porrectus.—Hor. Membra genitalia apud veteres praecipue colebantur quoniamad generationem necessaria sunt; et per ea species aninnantiumconservantur et propagantur: et abundantiae et foecunditatis signasunt et praeses credebantur incrementis frugum et pecudum. aestate frequenter Spicis. — Ep. 85, in Pr. I
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