Excerpt from The Portrait Gallery of the Crystal Palace The Romans, although not themselves, either by the gift of Heaven, or by their own' tastes, artists, were great patrons of art. Many a rich Roman citizen had the court of his house converted into a kind of forum, which he adorned with his favourite por trait statues. From the precious ruins of Ancient Rome-iron her temples, palaces, villas - countless statues and busts have been dug out. Her tombs also were furnished with portraits, busts, and statues, recumbent, or ...
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Excerpt from The Portrait Gallery of the Crystal Palace The Romans, although not themselves, either by the gift of Heaven, or by their own' tastes, artists, were great patrons of art. Many a rich Roman citizen had the court of his house converted into a kind of forum, which he adorned with his favourite por trait statues. From the precious ruins of Ancient Rome-iron her temples, palaces, villas - countless statues and busts have been dug out. Her tombs also were furnished with portraits, busts, and statues, recumbent, or in other postures. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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