Rome, in the Nineteenth Century: Containing a Complete Account of the Ruins of the Ancient City, the Remains of the Middle Ages, and the Monuments of Modern Times, Volume 2H. G. Bohn, 1852 - Rome (City) |
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... gallery at Rome . But , unless it were to ornament Paris , they took no thought for the preservation of the fragile works of genius . They have been the robbers , but I cannot discover how they have proved themselves the protectors , of ...
... gallery at Rome . But , unless it were to ornament Paris , they took no thought for the preservation of the fragile works of genius . They have been the robbers , but I cannot discover how they have proved themselves the protectors , of ...
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... ancient temples , like those of all the Italian churches , were closed with a Now in the British National Gallery . + Winkelman , Hist . de l'Art , lib . vi . cap . 2. § 37 . CURIOUS COINCIDENCES . 47 27 heavy curtain . But we 26 ROME .
... ancient temples , like those of all the Italian churches , were closed with a Now in the British National Gallery . + Winkelman , Hist . de l'Art , lib . vi . cap . 2. § 37 . CURIOUS COINCIDENCES . 47 27 heavy curtain . But we 26 ROME .
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... gallery open upon me in almost interminable per- spective . * I actually stood mute with astonishment - a rare effect on the female mind ; and like the ass between two bundles of hay , I scarcely knew which gallery to take . The one is ...
... gallery open upon me in almost interminable per- spective . * I actually stood mute with astonishment - a rare effect on the female mind ; and like the ass between two bundles of hay , I scarcely knew which gallery to take . The one is ...
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... gallery , the walls of which are entirely composed of inscriptions in terra - cotta , that otherwise might have been entirely lost . I am sorry I can give you no account of them , my attention having been entirely en- grossed by some ...
... gallery , the walls of which are entirely composed of inscriptions in terra - cotta , that otherwise might have been entirely lost . I am sorry I can give you no account of them , my attention having been entirely en- grossed by some ...
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... gallery to the Profane Cabinet , at the other extremity , which con- tains a most entertaining collection of antiques . Some of the bronzes , especially , are extremely curious and rare . Two bronze heads , from their singular beauty ...
... gallery to the Profane Cabinet , at the other extremity , which con- tains a most entertaining collection of antiques . Some of the bronzes , especially , are extremely curious and rare . Two bronze heads , from their singular beauty ...
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