. The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary and Greek lexicon; forming a glossary of all the words representing visible objects connected with the arts, manufactures, and every-day life of the Greeks and Romans, with representations of nearly two thousand objects from the antique. the German figures of the column ofAntoninus (see the illustrations and Supplex) ; but is alsoworn by some of the soldiers in theimperial army on the column of Tra-jan, two of whom, affording a frontand back view, have been selectedfor the illustration, because theyshow the peculiar form and dimen-si
. The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary and Greek lexicon; forming a glossary of all the words representing visible objects connected with the arts, manufactures, and every-day life of the Greeks and Romans, with representations of nearly two thousand objects from the antique. the German figures of the column ofAntoninus (see the illustrations and Supplex) ; but is alsoworn by some of the soldiers in theimperial army on the column of Tra-jan, two of whom, affording a frontand back view, have been selectedfor the illustration, because theyshow the peculiar form and dimen-sions of the object more distinctly. REPAGULA. Plural. One ofthe contrivancesadopted by theancients as a doorfastening ( i. 34.), theprecise nature ofwhich must at thisday be collectedfrom inferentialreasoning, ratherthan positive testi-mony. As theword only occursin the plural, we may conclude that. 550 REPLUM. REPOSITORIUM. the device consisted of a double fast-ening, and not a single one ; while theexpression of Plautus (Cist. iii. 18.),occludite pessulis, repagulis, leads tothe conjecture that it consisted of apair of bolts (pessuli), made of woodand fastened on the leaves of a fold-ing door (Plin. H. N. xvi. 82.), butmade to shoot against one anotherfrom opposite sides, which seems tobe the true meaning of the definitiongiven by Verrius, (ap. Fest. s. v.) re-pagula, qua patefaciundi gratia itaJiguntur, ut e contrario annexed illustration, representingan Egyptian door, from a painting atThebes, which shows the two boltsaffixed to separate valves, and shoot-ing from opposite sides against eachother, confirms this account so faras to encourage the belief that itreally exhibits the contrivance inquestion. Indeed it is from theEgyptians that both Greeks andRomans appear to have derived themodels for most of their locks, keys,and fastenings in general. REPLUM. (Vitr
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