. 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 . Moveable Tripod. Another interesting class of household articles comprehendsthe braziers, which, in the want of that peculiarly English con-venience, an open fireplace, served at once to warm the rooms,to keep dishes hot, or boil water, and perhaps to perform DOMESTIC UTENSILSo 551 such culinary operations as required no elaborate of these, intended merely to heat a room, we have
. 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 . Moveable Tripod. Another interesting class of household articles comprehendsthe braziers, which, in the want of that peculiarly English con-venience, an open fireplace, served at once to warm the rooms,to keep dishes hot, or boil water, and perhaps to perform DOMESTIC UTENSILSo 551 such culinary operations as required no elaborate of these, intended merely to heat a room, we have alreadydescribed in the chapter on baths; that which is here repre-sented is on a smaller scale, being intended for private use,. Brazier. and has more conveniences. The sides, which are of con-siderable thickness, are hollow, and intended to contain water,and the four turrets at the four corners are provided withmoveable lids. From one of the sides there projects a cock,to draw off the water. The centre, of course, was filled withlighted charcoal, and if a tripod or trivet were placed aboveit, many processes of cooking, such as boiling, stewing, or
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