Diary and Correspondence of John Evelyn, F.R.S.: To which is Subjoined the Private Correspondence Between King Charles I and Sir Edward Nicholas, and Between Sir Edward Hyde, Afterwards Earl of Clarendon and Sir Richard Browne, Volume 1G. Bell, 1889 - Great Britain |
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Page 47
... antique , and the noblest jewel there . There is also a large gondola of chrysolite , a huge urn of porphyry , another of calcedon , a vase of onyx , the largest I had ever seen of that stone ; two of crystal ; a morsel of one of the ...
... antique , and the noblest jewel there . There is also a large gondola of chrysolite , a huge urn of porphyry , another of calcedon , a vase of onyx , the largest I had ever seen of that stone ; two of crystal ; a morsel of one of the ...
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... Antiques , which is a vaulted Cimelia , destined for statues only , amongst which stands that so celebrated Diana of the Ephesians , said to be the same which uttered oracles in that renowned Tempie . Besides those colossean figures of ...
... Antiques , which is a vaulted Cimelia , destined for statues only , amongst which stands that so celebrated Diana of the Ephesians , said to be the same which uttered oracles in that renowned Tempie . Besides those colossean figures of ...
Page 56
... antique and good . In the upper walks are two perspectives , seeming to enlarge the alleys , and in this garden are many other ingenious con- trivances . The palace , as I said , is not extraordinary . The outer walls only painted à ...
... antique and good . In the upper walks are two perspectives , seeming to enlarge the alleys , and in this garden are many other ingenious con- trivances . The palace , as I said , is not extraordinary . The outer walls only painted à ...
Page 69
... antique ; nor inferior were his landscapes from the best hands , most of which he had caused to be copied in miniature ; one of which , rarely painted on stone , was broken by one of our company , by the mischance of setting it up : but ...
... antique ; nor inferior were his landscapes from the best hands , most of which he had caused to be copied in miniature ; one of which , rarely painted on stone , was broken by one of our company , by the mischance of setting it up : but ...
Page 94
... antique urns . Near this , and in the same field , is the Baptistery of San Giovanni , built of pure white marble , and covered with so artificial a cupola , that the voice uttered under it seems to break out of a cloud . The font and ...
... antique urns . Near this , and in the same field , is the Baptistery of San Giovanni , built of pure white marble , and covered with so artificial a cupola , that the voice uttered under it seems to break out of a cloud . The font and ...
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