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 . 42, and bedchamber, probably meant for the use ofsome upper servant. Returning through the tablinum and atrium, we enter themost splendid apartment of the house, called the court of thepiscina, from a reservoir of more than common colonnade, 44, is formed by eight columns, four on eachside, with angular antae, and engaged columns at the are stuccoed and flu
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 . 42, and bedchamber, probably meant for the use ofsome upper servant. Returning through the tablinum and atrium, we enter themost splendid apartment of the house, called the court of thepiscina, from a reservoir of more than common colonnade, 44, is formed by eight columns, four on eachside, with angular antae, and engaged columns at the are stuccoed and fluted, the lower part of the flutingfilled up and painted red, as usual, to the height of four feeteight inches. The diameter at the base is one foot eightinches; at the capital, one foot four inches ; the height ofthe shaft, nine feet eleven inches : the capitals are of stucco,and approximate to the Corinthian order. The whole porticois raised upon a step above the interior court, 45, and thestep is painted red. The area of this court was probablypartly occupied by flowers, as earth was found here, having asmall reservoir, 46, in the centre. The eastern end was HOUSE OF CASTOR AXD POLLUX. 411. 412 POMPEII. entirely occupied by a large piscina, 47, having in its centrea column, through which the pipe of a fountain still this court wc give a view, taken, like the view of theatrium, from the second series of Sir W. Gells Pompeii. Itis taken from within the excdra, or triclinium. On the antaein front were paintings of Perseus and Andromeda, and of
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