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 . who made one at Prreneste, in the temple of Fortune,which pavement remaineth to be seen at this day.* It may be remarked here, that the Roman villa at North-leigh, in Oxfordshire, examined and described by Mr. Hake-will, abounded with beautiful pavements. The substratum * Plin. xsrvi. 276 POMPEII. of one of these, which had been broken, was investigated,when it was found that the natural soil had
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 . who made one at Prreneste, in the temple of Fortune,which pavement remaineth to be seen at this day.* It may be remarked here, that the Roman villa at North-leigh, in Oxfordshire, examined and described by Mr. Hake-will, abounded with beautiful pavements. The substratum * Plin. xsrvi. 276 POMPEII. of one of these, which had been broken, was investigated,when it was found that the natural soil had been removed toa depth of near seven feet, and the space filled up with mate-rials which bear a near resemblance to those which Plinyrecommends. The section is thus given by Mr. Hakewill:— ft. in. Plaster in which the tesseroe are set. . 0 9 Stone pitching 0 9 Ashes and residue of burnt matter .... 1 3 Soil, &c 10 Kough stone rubble 10 Dirt, ashes, oyster-shells, brokeu pots, &c. 1 9 Below this is the natural soil. A specimen of the coarser sort of mosaic pavement is to beseen in the Townley Gallery, in the British Museum. Some very remarkable mosaic pavements have been found. Mosaic Picture by Dioscorides of Samos. in Pompeii, which may truly be called pictures in mosaic,and surpass in beauty any specimens which have been found
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