Чарльз Хит[en]. Помпеи. Гробница Скавра (гравюра из книги У. Гелла и Дж. П. Ганди, 1817)[59]
English: 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 View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: r uninscribed tomb, with those of Calven-tius Quietus and of Naevoleia Tyche. A vacantspace occurs between the second and third, pro-bably reserved for the purpose of future honourto some personage, and might in the interimLave been planted with trees. The gladiatorialcombats^ upon the tomb of Scaurus have beenspoken of page 104. Horace probably alludesto such representation in the following lines : Fulvi Rutubseque Aut Placideiani, contento poplite mirorPraelia, rubrica picta aut carbone; velut siRe A era pugiient, feriant, vitentque moventesAnna viri. It has been questioned whether the inscriptionapplied to this to;nb originally belonged to it.The slab upon which it is engraved certainly fitsthe place, although not there found : at all eventsthe matter cannot be worth controversy. Thigmonument, as well as its cylindrical neighbour,was probably surmounted with a statue. Thehole in the latter was originally a panel, intend- * These, except that over the door, had all fallen Jan, 1318. Text Appearing After Image: t=f & H t^ (3S; < l^i w W f^ ^ POMPEIANA. 119 ed, perhaps, to bear an inscription. It has beenbroken in. The pediment upon the rear of the maceria of Cal-ventius Quietus, and figures supporting an unin-scribed tablet, will be observed. Between thistomb and that of Naevoleia, is the panel in thewall containing the inscription, page 102. The little acroteria, in some instances bearing bassirelievi, and which appear so frequent aboutthese sepulchres, are curious. Some tombs re-maining in the necropolis of the ancient city ofCnidus are ornamented in a similar manner.Places of sepulture were originally surroundedwith a fence or paling of wood; the standardsat intervals, so necessary for its stability, werepossibly the prototypes of these pinnacles: andfrom them were probably suspended the garlandsaad wreaths with which, at stated periods, thesepulchre was adorned. The smallness of thedoor-ways has been before noticed. The secondis only 3 feet 3 inches high. 120 POMPEIANA. PLATE IX. Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.