 The supper rooms of some of the emperors were hung with cloths of gold and silver, enriched with jewels. Tables were made for them of fine gold, and couches with frames of massive silver. The Romans always reclined on couches to take their meals. 11....  Tales about Rome and Modern Italy - 279. oldalszerző: Old Humphrey, Peter Parley - 1839 - 356 oldalTeljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
 | Peter Parley (pseud.) - 1837 - 548 oldal
...couches had frames of massive silver. The Romans always reclined on couches to take their m6als. 8. At great entertainments the supper room was hung with...reflected their brilliancy on the gay and beautiful scene. 9. Some of the more voluptuous and degraded of the Roman emperors were most extravagant and ridiculous... | |
 | 1852 - 788 oldal
...the incursions of the dreaded Alaric. The floor of this magnificent room was beautifully tesselated, and the ceiling was inlaid with a fretwork of gold and ivory. The tables and frames of the couches were of massive silver, while the latter had cushions of crimson... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1853 - 328 oldal
...couches with frames of massive silver. The Romans always reclined on couches to take their meals. 11. At great entertainments the supper room was hung with...richly ornamented, and the ceiling was inlaid with a fret- work of gold and ivory. Scented oil was used for lighting the apartments, and massive carved... | |
 | Peter Parley (pseud.) - 1854 - 650 oldal
...couches with frames of massive silver. The Romans always reclined on couches to take their meals. 11. At great entertainments the supper room was hung with...reflected their brilliancy on the gay and beautiful scene. , 12. Some of the more voluptuous and degraded of the Roman emperors, in the decay of the republic,... | |
 | Peter Parley (pseud.) - 1862 - 616 oldal
...always reclined on couches to take their meals. 11. At great entertainments the supper-room was hnng with flowers, and the guests were crowned with garlands....reflected their brilliancy on the gay and beautiful scene. 12. Some of the more voluptuous and degraded of the Roman emperors, in the decay of the republic, were... | |
 | Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1866 - 236 oldal
...the incursions of the dreaded Alaric. The floor of this magnificent room was beautifully tesselated, and the ceiling was inlaid with a fretwork of gold and ivory. The tables and frames of the couches were of massive silver, while the latter had cushions of crimson... | |
 | Peter Parley (pseud.) - 1867 - 626 oldal
...Ilomans always reclined on couches to take their meals. 11. At great entertainments the supper-room was hung with flowers, and the guests were crowned...reflected their brilliancy on the gay and beautiful scene. 12. Some of the more voluptuous and degraded of the Roman emperors, in the decay of the republic, were... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1870 - 376 oldal
...couches with frames of massive silver. The Romans always reclined on couches to take their meals. 11. At great entertainments the supper room was hung with...richly ornamented, and the ceiling was inlaid with fretwork of gold and ivory. Scented oil was used for lighting the apartments, and massive carved lamps... | |
 | Peter Parley (pseud.) - 1871 - 620 oldal
...Romans always reclined on couches to t;ike their meals. 11. At great entertainments the supper-room was hung with flowers, and the guests were crowned...reflected their brilliancy on the gay and beautiful scene. 12. Some of the more voluptuous and degraded of the Roman emperors, in the decay of the republic, were... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1886 - 732 oldal
...couches with frames of massive silver. The Romans always reclined on couches to take their meals. 10. At great entertainments the supper room was hung with...reflected their brilliancy on the gay and beautiful scene. 11. Some of the more voluptuous and degraded cf the Roman emperors, in the decay of the republic, were... | |
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