A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, Paterae, Tripods, Candelabra, Sarcophagi, &c. From Various Museums And Collections : Engraved On 170 Plates
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The variety and the elegance of their forms the smgularity of the designs, the beauty of the com- positions with which they are adorned, and the im- portant instruction which the subjects of these pictures convey, have conspired to render them peculiarly attractive. By attentively studying the stories they record, the scholar has been enabled to throw much light upon the mythology, the history, the manners and customs of the ancients ; the artist has derived high improvement from copying their ...beautiful designs ; and even the manufacturer, in the imitation of their forms, 2 VASES.
has materially improved the shapes of many of those vessels and utensils which administer to the comforts or the eleg'ancies of life.
The earliest vases were made of clay hardened by fire. These, probably, were rude in form, and void of ornaments ; but as luxury and refinement increased they were executed with g-reater eleg-ance, and were made of more costly materials; viz. of marble*, ivory, glass or a vitrified paste f, precious stones, bronze, silver, and g-old.
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The variety and the elegance of their forms the smgularity of the designs, the beauty of the com- positions with which they are adorned, and the im- portant instruction which the subjects of these pictures convey, have conspired to render them peculiarly attractive. By attentively studying the stories they record, the scholar has been enabled to throw much light upon the mythology, the history, the manners and customs of the ancients ; the artist has derived high improvement from copying their ...beautiful designs ; and even the manufacturer, in the imitation of their forms, 2 VASES.
has materially improved the shapes of many of those vessels and utensils which administer to the comforts or the eleg'ancies of life.
The earliest vases were made of clay hardened by fire. These, probably, were rude in form, and void of ornaments ; but as luxury and refinement increased they were executed with g-reater eleg-ance, and were made of more costly materials; viz. of marble*, ivory, glass or a vitrified paste f, precious stones, bronze, silver, and g-old.
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