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OF T H E A RCI-1" OF TH E GO LDSMITHS. PLAT E XX. TmJ Arcll wu m:etrd by the Goldsmiths and Mcn;ha.na. in~bi~;U~ t:S of the: Pooun &.mum, and dedica~ed toSeptimim Sevenas:ond hi. family, as appears by the inxription on ita iOUth front,t in honour ollhe:signal •·ictoOes obuined by him in ll1e E:u;t,which are particubrlyrclerred to on the Archr:aised to him in thei'Utle)=r, by the Senate and Pc:ople,intbcRomanFOOJ.m,•hidlhasbecn :dreulytleocribed. ltissaid%toha~fonncdtheNrtf~~atotbeForumBoarium,IOcilledfromthe smtueofabull,ofA::gin:~mctal.whieh"""'PI.aoedlhere,and is alluded tobyOvid,inhisFasti,"Area quzpositodellovenomenhabet;"alsoby Tacitus. in thetlo!elfthofhisAnru.ls."aforo Boorioubi ~mt:aurisin•ul;u;nunconsp icimus;";mdby l'! inyin his~hook.S{>Qkingo ftho:blar~dof tEgin.1.."Uo.:.:rePS indc:captusin foroiloa.rioest Roma,hie cste>:cmJ'brJEgineticill!ris." Wem:~y infcrfromtheaho\'C,tlu.tthcForum"-ascallcd Boorium,frornthemnue; andnotfromitsha.vingbeen :amarkctfor o"cn,as iscommonly•uppooed : suchaplaccwwld notha\'e been the probablcabodeof ~n~:~':n~::md Goled,lwhi,hprobablyn:p,_,ntedthr:figureofGcta The view is taken (l'l)m a spot ncar theAn:hofjanus Qu.'lsed: on the west ~-nd, a a.ptive in chains, followed by Roman soldiers, and under that a fragment of 1CUlpture. aaid to haven::f)feS(:nted Romulus,romJJI(:ncingfromthilspotwithhisploughtom.:arkoutthecity. ThcoJit:ningiscove~ ..·i thlbtsbl>!lofmarble,dividOOintocightcencoffen.otn:~mentcdwitha =rietyofi'O$CII,&c. The!IOifitofth.ean:hitraveisalsopanelled,nndomamcntedwithfoliagc. The parw:l between the pilasters on the south front, appear~~ tO have had n single ~t.1 t uc, of which theindic.ationofthe headn!oRCnowremains:overit,onthe p.ll'lcl between thecapitalsofthcpil:l!oters, wn•afcstoonsupportedbyVict.ories,similarto thoseundertheopcning: thisisnow.-.:moved,and repl~c.:-o:l by R 11!ain stone. •l'booweJiatilloooiArrA,beq..,._.uyJI>a,itioben:odop
OF TilE .\RCH OF THE GOLDSM ITHS PLATE XX I. SOUTH ELEVATION AND !'LAN, WIT!·! THE COFFERS, &c. INthisclc...,.tion,thepierrothcright,whichisconemlcdinthcwnllofthechurcll,isrestored,togive thcproportionofthe~tMcxtcntofthewmiccbcingequaltothewholeheight. The pcdcstlls are of trn-"Crtine stone. The dies are two-thirds of their height in width, a proportion commended by Palbdio; but as used in tbisin5tanoeand embracing twopiL-.sters,thcy3re toop~lominant:andprobablyw~adoptedwiththeintentionofpreservingthesculpturefromthc rcachofinjurybyp:assengen;. Thewmioeofthepedestals.and thewholeofthesuperstrucrure,are of white marbk. TM opening between the pil:lstcn:appearstohavebccnthe regulation for their height.• The entablature is formed more in proportion tothehelghtofthe ...·holeedilice,thantoth:r.t oftheOrdeT.forwhieh it is far too heavy, beingcoruidernblymorethan a third ofthehcightofthe pibsters: whereastotheArcllinthcFOnJm ROm.:lllum,builtatthesame period. and to the others at Rome. the entablature is less !han a quarteT of tM Might of the column. TM pibsters on this front :m:ekvendiametefSinheight.thoughontheirrctumstheyarebut scvendiamcten. Onthephn,the dc:pthoftheopeningist..-o-thirdsof itswidth,thepilastt.onareformed inoneblockfromtheirbasesto theeapital,andthepanelsareeaehlilled"·ithasbbofmarb\e,aboutsixinehesthick,securedbya grooveinthepibsters; thebodyofthepicr isfonncdofi"'URh nwonryand brick. The:uclliua•-e and friezeisinON:block in height, and theu.blctfortbeill5Criptioninone.olidtlieee. Thecomi~ appcantoh.webeeninfourblocko.,exhthe11'holeheight. PLATE XX II. A Tu~sectionof themstsideoftheopening. Thepilastcn.:u-eo:onsiderablywiderth:r.non thefront.,bc:ingone-sc•·enthoftheirheight,andare orn:unentcdwithscrollso f fol~1gt=in bold n::lie:f,springingfromadu ter of ka•·es.andeaehsunnounted ~: =~~~~ ....,=:;v::~=i~ as:::~ycdh~sn ~;:' ;~:: :n:CT~;edth:7!! instruments used in s;~crifice,tdelieatelysculptured: and below them is thebottompand.onwhiehis ~own th~ vktim. and ~pantion for sacrifice: it i1 mud! mutibtcd; between the capitals of tht: :::: polastcrs,osafestoonoffrullandflowers,bomebytwowing.-dfcm.Uc:s. Thefric:zeisonwnentedwith a.crolloffoli;tg".highlyrclicved,ofthesamecharnctcruthatin PbteXXV. B. Elevation of the west end. The an:hiteewr.al ammgemcnt and deo:oration ~ similar to the sc:ctiona. lntheprincipalpanelisacapti•·einch.lins,guardedbyt•"OIIoidiers:underil.instrumentsof =:=0~n1:~~~~~in;~:~~rr=~~;~cttoofbesa~~::u:..~'lla~i!:ep=~ muc:hmutilatcdtobedearl)·discerned. C. Scction oft.hcwestsideoftheopening. The principal ~""
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Page 8 and 9: ARCHITECTURAL ANTIQUITIES ROME O N
Page 10: ADVERTISEMENT. T ''~f.:WR~I~:,:·:t
Page 14 and 15: CON T EN T S OF PART l. OR IG INAl.
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Page 31 and 32: PLATE VII. DETAILS OF TilE VARIOUS
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