The antiquities of Herculaneum . hew of Daedalus, was the inventor of the faw, andtook the hint from a fifhs back-bone. [10] Befides the work-bench, the carpenters among the ancients had their can-tciii, horfes, or rreftles, upon which they placed the boards which they wanted to hold- 144 PLATE XXXIV. hold-faft to keep the boards fteady in working them. Underthe work-bench is a hammer [i i], and a box, perhaps to put theirtools in, as is the cuftom ftill with our carpenters. A bracketis fixed againft the wall, with a veffel upon it, perhaps contain-ing oil for the tools [12]. faw. In the Glojf
The antiquities of Herculaneum . hew of Daedalus, was the inventor of the faw, andtook the hint from a fifhs back-bone. [10] Befides the work-bench, the carpenters among the ancients had their can-tciii, horfes, or rreftles, upon which they placed the boards which they wanted to hold- 144 PLATE XXXIV. hold-faft to keep the boards fteady in working them. Underthe work-bench is a hammer [i i], and a box, perhaps to put theirtools in, as is the cuftom ftill with our carpenters. A bracketis fixed againft the wall, with a veffel upon it, perhaps contain-ing oil for the tools [12]. faw. In the Glojfaries we read, cantherus, xoiSaKXys ^YixaviK^. See VqJJiusy Cantberius. On a marble in Cruter there is an inftrument like the iron whichis painted in this piece. £11 ] The hammer belonged to the fmiths, and all the workers in metals, aswell as to the carpenters: we often fee Vulcan with this inftrument in his hand. Inan infcription we read Malleatores monetae. See VoJJius in Malleus. [12] See Pliny xyi. 40 and 43. PLATE. [ 145 J PLATE XXXV. CO TH E pi&ure [2] which is here engraved in the firftnumber of this plate is particularly valuable, becaufeit offers to our view feveral things of which very obfcure men-tion is made, or none at all, among ancient authors; namely,of implements of hufbandry [3]. The ruftic prefs [4] whichis here reprefented, deferves to be remarked with particular at- £1] Catalogue, n. 468. 4 and 2. [2] This pifture was found on the 13th, and the next on the 17th of Auguft,1748, in digging atRefma. [3] It is well known in what efteem agriculture was held by the ancients. Notto mention the Jews and the heroes, kings themfelves in general throughout theeaft applied themfelves to rural works: nay, we learn from Herodotus and Aelian,that he who underflood bed how to cultivate the lands, was preferred before othersto the dignity of king. Romulus himfelf, though he forbad his citizens the exercifeof every mechanic art, neverthelefs allowed them the ufe o
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