Roman cities in Italy and Dalmatia . ?i/w^/^A^y^y^/^/^/^/^/^y^/^^^i/^/^A^ ^.,^^J^ •vT- >r- Decoration of Principal Room in Etruscan House of the fifth and fourth centuries B. C. (Tomba del Triclinio, Corneto)Plate XXI THE NEW YOT^V PUBLIC I raIv TiLDfeN FOUNDaTIONC^ L ROMAN CITIES 123 Florence. In both we can see how easily columnscould be used on the outside. The internalarrangement of the atrium is reproduced in anumber of tombs. I shall give a section of aVulci tomb of the fourth century showinghow the builders arranged their heavy planks soas to finally bring the opening at the top


Roman cities in Italy and Dalmatia . ?i/w^/^A^y^y^/^/^/^/^/^y^/^^^i/^/^A^ ^.,^^J^ •vT- >r- Decoration of Principal Room in Etruscan House of the fifth and fourth centuries B. C. (Tomba del Triclinio, Corneto)Plate XXI THE NEW YOT^V PUBLIC I raIv TiLDfeN FOUNDaTIONC^ L ROMAN CITIES 123 Florence. In both we can see how easily columnscould be used on the outside. The internalarrangement of the atrium is reproduced in anumber of tombs. I shall give a section of aVulci tomb of the fourth century showinghow the builders arranged their heavy planks soas to finally bring the opening at the top of apyramid-shaped ceiling. Another w^ay is shownin a tomb of Tarquini. This atrium was reachedthrough a passageway, a vestibule-ostium, and onthe other three sides there opened out of it theother rooms of the house. There was usually oneon each side, and sometimes two. The Vulcitomb shows how the ceiling of these rooms wasoften built, with a central rafter and cross beamsset in low gable slant. The plan in the caseof an earlie


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