. Pompeii; its history, buildings and antiquities : an account of the destruction of the city, with a full description of the remains, and of the recent excavations and also an itinerary for visitors . large regular slabs ofmarble. These were joined together and laid with greataccuracy; but they appear to have been stripped off inancient times, and only a little remains of them on the eastside, near the temple of Jupiter. Before describing the Forum, we will add a few notices withresi)ect to the external appearance of the houses and theaspect of the streets. Except in those quarters where thel
. Pompeii; its history, buildings and antiquities : an account of the destruction of the city, with a full description of the remains, and of the recent excavations and also an itinerary for visitors . large regular slabs ofmarble. These were joined together and laid with greataccuracy; but they appear to have been stripped off inancient times, and only a little remains of them on the eastside, near the temple of Jupiter. Before describing the Forum, we will add a few notices withresi)ect to the external appearance of the houses and theaspect of the streets. Except in those quarters where thel)ublic buildings were collected and grouped together, there 72 POMPEII. can have been nothing striking or magnificent in the apj^ear-ance of the place. The houses were of small height, and ex-ternally gloomy; the lower part being usually a blank wall,plastered over, and often painted with different colours ; theupper pierced with small windows to light the apartments onthe first floor. Such is the exterior of which we now give aportion : it is taken from the house known by the name ofthe House of the Tragic Poet, and represents the outerwall, with a small window which lighted a room called the. One of tl;e windows of the House of the Tragic Poet. library, opening to the peristyle. The windows (for itforms one of a range of windows on the same level) are sixfeet six inches above the foot-pavement, which is raised onefoot seven inches above the centre of the street. They aresmall, being scarcely three feet high by two. At the side awooden frame is to be observed, in which the window, if theaperture were glazed, or if not, a shutter might at pleasurebe moved backwards and forwards. The lower part of the POSITION OF POMPEII. 73
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