The antiquities of Herculaneum (1773) (14797305453)

Identifier: antiquitiesofher00baia (find matches)

Title: The antiquities of Herculaneum

Year: 1773 (1770s)

Authors: Baiardi, Ottavio Antonio, 1694-1764 Martyn, Thomas, 1735-1825 Lettice, John, 1737-1832 Bannerman, Alexander, fl. 1730-1780 Lamborn, Peter Spendelowe, 1722-1774 Grignion, Charles, 1721-1810 Leacroft, S. (Samuel), -1795 Accademia ercolanese di archeologia (Naples, Italy)

Subjects: Art, Roman

Publisher: London : Printed for S. Leacroft ...

Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute

Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute

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both the real and the pretended Amphitryon,with a peta/us, Pro!, v. 144. Turn meo patri torulus inerit aureus Sub petafo : id fignum Amphitryoni non erit.This kind of hat was worn by travellers, Plautus, Merc. v. 2. and Pfeud. ii. 4.That of Amphitryon, which we fee here, was for the fame ufe. (21) The Greeks for the moft part went bare-foot: upon a journey, theyufed to wear fhoes. Homer, in Hymn. Mercur. v. 83. Spanheim ad Callim. Hymn, inApoll. v. 34. In thefe of Amphitryons the fole appears to be very fubftantial, where-as it was ufually made of thin leather, of reeds or broom wove or plaited, or elfe ofcork, Xenoph. Cyropaed. viii. p. 142. The aperture of that part which goeshalf way up the leg is laced together by fmall thongs of leather. (22) They feem to be of the fineft fkin, and refemble a good deal the flipperswhich are now worn by our women. (23) Such collars of gold or filver were common ornaments for children. SeeScheffer de Torquibus. (24) Catalogue, n. 180.. PLATE Ti.vm.

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J. S.ZamiC>m< uicidit. ( 33 3 PLATE VIII. W IN this pi&ure (2), the merit of which may fafely be fub-mitted to the judgment of connoifTeurs, who have alwayslooked upon it with admiration, is reprefented the youngAchilles, learning of the centaur Chiron to play upon the harp,or lyre (3). The whole is worthy of being obferved with at-tention. In the centaur (4), befides his attitude (5), the fkin (1) Catalogue, n. 370. (2) Found with the next at Refina, in 1739. (3) For the full illuftration of this picture we might refer the reader to the Ho-mericus Achilles of Drelincourt, or to Fabretti in Tab. Iliad, p. 355, &c. or tothe Article of Achilles in Bayle only. But the end for which thefe notes are intended,obliges us to make obfervations which to many may not appear new, and whichevery body may eafily find. We write them principally for thofe, who eithercannot, or do not choofe to confult other books about thefe plates; not omitting how-ever to refer to the authors themfelv

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