From this bench, the water, gushing through several little pipes, as if it were pressed out by the weight of the persons who repose themselves upon it, falls into a stone cistern underneath, from whence it is received into a fine polished marble basin,... Pompeii - Seite 240von William Clarke (architect.) - 1836Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Pliny (the Younger.) - 1807 - 424 Seiten
...came from Carystus, (now called Caristo,) in Eubcea, an island in the Archipelago, which has since \ 1 through several little pipes, as if it were pressed out by the weight of the persons who repose themselves upon it, falls into a stone cistern underneath, from whence it is received into a fine polished... | |
| Pliny (the Younger.) - 1809 - 620 Seiten
...— The winding Trail Of Bcar's-foot ; supported by four small Carystian pillars.* From this bench the water gushing through several little pipes, as...pressed out by the weight of the persons who repose themselves upon it, falls into a stone cistern underneath, from whence it is received into a fine polished... | |
| Elegant epistles - 1812 - 316 Seiten
...alcove of white marble, shaded with vines, supported by four smalt Carystian pillars t. From this bench the water gushing through several little pipes, as...pressed out by the weight of the persons who repose themselves upon it, falls into a stone cistern underneath, from whence it is received into a fine polished... | |
| 1821 - 376 Seiten
...alcove of white marble, shaded with vines, supported by four small Carystian pillars.7 Fram tihis bench the water gushing through several little pipes, as...pressed out by the weight of the persons who repose thepiselves upon it, falls into a stone cistern underneath, from whence it is received into a fine... | |
| Romans - 1821 - 366 Seiten
...with vine*, supported by four small Carystian pillars. 7 From this bench the water gushing throng!) several little pipes, as if it were pressed out by the weight of the persons who repose themselves upon it, falls into a stone cistern underneath ' , fro'm whence it is received into a fine... | |
| 1823 - 298 Seiten
...Archipelago, now called Jfegro pente. It is supposed to have been of that kind which v C sill verd-antjque'. through several little pipes, as if it were pressed out by the weight of the persons who repose themselves upon it, falls into a stone cistern unilerneath, from whence it is received into a fine... | |
| 1841 - 780 Seiten
...is an alcove of white marble, shaded by vines, supported by four Carystian pillars. From this bench the water, gushing through several little pipes, as...pressed out by the weight of the persons who repose themselves upon it, falls into a stone cistern underneath, from whence it is received into a fine-polished... | |
| Thomas Ewbank - 1842 - 612 Seiten
...Carystian pillars. From the bench [or triclinium, a species of couch on which the Romans reclined to eat] the water gushing through several little pipes, as...pressed out by the weight of the persons who repose themselves upon it, falls into a stone cistern underneath, whence it is received into a fine polished... | |
| Thomas Ewbank - 1842 - 638 Seiten
...Carystian pillars. From the bench [or triclinium, a species of couch on which the Romans reclined to eat] the water gushing through several little pipes, as if it were pressed imt by the weight of the persons who repose themselves upon it, falls into a stone cistern underneath,... | |
| 1843 - 600 Seiten
...Carystian pillars. From the bench [or triclinium, a species of conch on which the Romans reclined to eat] the water gushing through several little pipes, as if it were pressed out by the weight ot the persons who repose themselves upon it, falls into a stone cistern underneath, whence it is received... | |
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