Pompeiana - the topography, edifices, and ornaments of Pompeii (1817) (14595596809)

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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nds; almonds, dates,nuts, figs, grapes, eggs, raisins, and ches-nuts. 1 The two latter ai-e said to be not ripe so early as thedate assigned to the destruction of the city: a new readinghas therefore been invented for the manuscripts. An earlyseason might have been conjectured. 166 POMPEIANA. The name of the owner or occupier isconstantly found upon the door-post. /i V. V /. / i I 0 .jv CJVLWAfOlYmVXV 1 The precise construction of these inscriptions is stillopen to the conjectures of the learned. They certainly inti-mate the connection between the occupier and his patron,whose name is always most conspicuous. In the first, Unen-tinus, with his disciples, places his house under the protectionof Sabinus and Rufus, who were probably Romans. Thesecond has been engraved upon an old worn-out inscription,and gives notice of a gladiatorial combat. In the next, Mu-liones claims the patronage of Julius Polybius, a duumvir jand the contractions of the last line may be read, aedeni oratut faveat.
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