Alberti, Leone Battista
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Architecture
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1755
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was a large ſemicircular Area verging to the
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South, in which ſeveral Rows of Seats were
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raiſed like thoſe in the Theatre, and the Wall
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was raiſed very high on that Side to keep off
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>All this open Space quite
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round the whole Thermæ was encloſed, like a
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Caſtle, with a continued Wall, and in this out
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ward Wall were ſeveral handſome Rooms,
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either quadrangular or ſemicircular, which
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looked towards the Thermæ itſelf. </
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Rooms the Citizens at Morning or Evening, or
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any Hour they liked beſt, enjoyed either Sun
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or Shade. </
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wards the North, behind the incloſing Wall
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were open Piazzas, of moderate Height, longer
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than broad, and drawn upon a curve Plat
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>Theſe Piazzas were ſurrounded by cir
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cular Porticoes, with a cloſe Wall at their
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Back, ſo that very little Sky was to be ſeen in
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theſe Piazzas, and between theſe Porticoes and
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the main Incloſure was a very good Refuge
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from the Heat in Summer, becauſe by means
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of the Narrowneſs of the Piazza itſelf, and the
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Height of the main Wall, the Sun, even in the
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Summer Solſtice could hardly ſtrike in upon it.
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>In the Angles of the main Incloſure were Veſ
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tibules and little Temples in which the Ma
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trons, having cleanſed and purified themſelves,
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offered Oblations to their Gods. </
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brief Account of the ſeveral Members and Parts
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of the ancient Thermæ or Baths, and the De
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ſigns of the ſeveral Members were taken either
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from the Structures which we have already de
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ſcribed, or from thoſe which we are ſtill to
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treat of, according as they had the greateſt Re
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lation either to publick or to private Edifices;
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and the Platform of moſt of the ancient
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Edifices of this Sort contained above ten thou
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ſand Foot ſquare.</
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VIII.</
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