 | Robert Plot - 1705 - 430 pagina’s
...1 take the 'Painting of the Theater to be well worth Examination : for in Imitation of the Theaters of the ancient Greeks and Romans, which were too large...flat Roof within, is reprefented open: and as they Itretched a Cordage from Tilafter to Ttlafter, upon which they ftrained a Covering of Cloth, to protect... | |
 | 1764 - 164 pagina’s
...Chriftofber Wren the Architect : Likewife a curious Cieling ; of which the following is a Defcription. " In Imitation of the Theatres of the ancient Greeks...this, by the Painting of the flat Roof within, is represented open ; and as they ftretched a Cordage from Pil after to Pilafter, upon which they ftrain'da... | |
 | University of Oxford - 1780 - 36 pagina’s
...by Straiier) of which the following is a De« fcription. In Imitation of the Theatres of the antient Greeks and Romans, which were too large to be covered...Painting of the flat Roof within is reprefented open j and as they ftretched a Cordage from Pilafter to Pilafter, upon which they ilrained a Covering of... | |
 | Gentleman of Oxford - 1788 - 188 pagina’s
...Plott's Natural Hittory of ©xfortHhire.""'1'-"' - ' "• '•'•'* »:•"» , (,./-.!,!: • :..,/ • In imitation of the Theatres of the ancient Greeks...fo this, by the painting of the flat roof within is ' reprefentcd open ; and as they ftretched a cordage from ' pilafter to pilafter, upon which they drained... | |
 | 1790 - 188 pagina’s
...of which the following is a Defcription : • In Imitation of the Theatres of the ancient Greet? • and Romans, which were too large to be covered ' with...flat Roof within, is reprefented open ; and as they ' ftretched a Cordage, from Pikfter to Pilafter, upon ' which they ftrain'da Covering of Cloth, to... | |
 | 1795 - 178 pagina’s
...Plow's Natural Hiftory of Oxfordfhire. " IN Imitation of the Theatres of the ancient Grteks and Remans, which were too large to be covered with lead or tile,...flat roof within, is reprefented open; and as they ftrctthcd a cordage from pilafter to pilafter, upon which they ftrained a covering of cloth, to protect... | |
 | 1796 - 180 pagina’s
...Oxfordfhire. " IN Imitation of the Theatres of the ancient Grteki and -Romans, which were -too-large to be covered with lead or tile, fo this, by the Painting...flat roof •within, is reprefented open; and as they ftretched a cordage from pilafter to pilaftcr, upon which they itrain•ed a covering of cloth, to... | |
 | Samuel Jackson Pratt - 1801 - 670 pagina’s
...sustained' by the side walls, which are eighty feet by seventy distant. The ceiling is by Streater, in imitation of the theatres of the ancient Greeks...which were too large to be covered with lead or tile. " The chancellor or vice-chancellor has a raised seat in the centre of the semicircular part ; the... | |
 | 1803 - 200 pagina’s
...of which the following explication is here inferted, from Plott's Natural Hiftory of Oxfordfhire. ' In imitation of the Theatres of the ancient Greeks...fo this, by the painting of the flat roof within is 1 rtprefented open ; and as they ftretched a cordage from « pi latter to pihifter, upon which they... | |
 | 1806 - 194 pagina’s
...taken from Plott's Natural Hiftory of Oxfordfhire : " IN imitation of the Theatres of the ancient Grcdt and Romans, which were too large to be covered with...flat roof within, is reprefented open; and as they ftretched a cordage from pilafter to pilafter, upon which they drained a covering of cloth, to protect... | |
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Grcdt and Romans, which were too large to be covered with lead or tile, fo this, by the painting of the flat roof within, is reprefented open... 
