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OF THE TEMPLE OF MARS ULTOR. AT ROME<br />
PLATE LXXVI.<br />
FOLIAGE OF THE CAPITAL, ONE QUART ER TilE ACTUA L SIZE<br />
PLATE LXXVII.<br />
DETAILS OF TH E ORNAMENTS, ONE QUARTER THE ACTUAL SIZE.<br />
A. TnE upper moulding <strong>of</strong> the c<strong>of</strong>fers OVi:r the ambu!:u:rum. Sec E., l'bte LXXIV., f.,.. its<br />
B. <strong>The</strong> second moulding <strong>of</strong> the same. See F~ Plate LXXIV.<br />
C. <strong>The</strong> lower moulding round the same. See G., Plate LXXIV. This ornament continues all<br />
I'()Undthesquarc.<br />
D. <strong>The</strong>uppermoulding<strong>of</strong>thearchitr;~ve. See II., l'lato:LXXIV.<br />
E <strong>The</strong>rosesorflowersin the centre5<strong>of</strong> th~r<strong>of</strong>Ters. Tho:yarethr«< feet live inchesindi:uncter,<br />
and very boldly relieved.<br />
F.Acapitalfoundinthcconvcnt,audsu])[>OSCdtohavebclongedtoone<strong>of</strong>thepilasters<strong>of</strong>the<br />
interior <strong>of</strong> the Temple<br />
PLATE LXXV III.<br />
A TnE plan <strong>of</strong> the Temple: the paru which n::main <strong>of</strong> the Temple. and abo <strong>of</strong> the pcribolus<br />
"'f111.aren:pn::sentcdinadarkcrrinL<br />
<strong>The</strong> restor;~tion is formed from the plan given byLabaa:o.in whose time then:: may have been<br />
sufficient n::mains to enable him to measure the Temple, and give the dimension' as heh:udone. His<br />
measun::menuareCOI'TeCt,wheneonfrontcdwithJuehp:uu<strong>of</strong>theediliceasremain<br />
Palladioalsogi,·espl:uu;<strong>of</strong>thisTemple,lUidspe:ab<strong>of</strong>itasbcingtobcaeeninhisLime<br />
Th·e authorities. and which are coi'TObomtcdp:artlybythe parts<br />
!llillJtanding,willbcfoundpcripteml: theintercolumni3.tionispyroostyle<br />
l'alladio says, ''there :ore no appearances <strong>of</strong> tabernacles or om;~mcnts within the cell,~ but that there<br />
1no!»bly ..-·en: some. He, however, as well as Labaoeo, gi>~ the dmwings and dimensions <strong>of</strong> columns<br />
withbasesandnpitals<strong>of</strong>a>·crypeculiarnature,h:.vinghoncShloadsintroducedtosupporttheabacus,<br />
instead<strong>of</strong>>·olutcs:andaeapitoel<strong>of</strong>thegroundat l>resent.