De architectura, 1.2.5

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Location of Display
Reference
De architectura, 1.2.5
Quotation
Veneri, Florae, Proserpinae, Fonti Lumphis corinthio genere constitutae aptas videbuntur habere proprietates, quod his diis propter teneritatem graciliora et florida foliisque et volutis ornata opera facta augere videbuntur iustum decorem.
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Architecture: Building: Temple
Cultic: Building: Temple
Object/ Person Ornamented
Temples to Venus, Flora, Proserpina, Fountains, and Nymphs
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Sculpture: Relief
Architecture: Architectural Feature
Medium/a Ornamenting
Relief sculpture, iconography: flowers, foliage and spirals/ volutes
Architectural elements i.e. column capitals
Item Identifier
A00184
Determination
Derived directly from text