$56^ lief respect of French Literature^ 



12 plates. 1816. Price 3, plan of the tomb of Ampliatus-w 

 4, plan of the circular tomb — 5, 



by Didot. 



tQ francs. 



TiiE works of M. Milliii, as will have 

 aTre;idv been perceived, hvive a higher 

 object than merely that of describing, 

 with accuracy, the various objects of 

 kigh antiquity. They are so many les- 

 sons on ancient manners, customs, and 

 ceremonies ; and serve to tear away the 

 invstic veil which conceals from us so 

 many facts, which, if known, would tend 

 to illustrate the history of man, the arts, 

 and the sciences. Thus, in the work at 

 present under review, it is not only I he 

 pffrtcct preservation of the monuments 

 and the I'recinus nature of their mate- 

 rinls, that M. Millin describes; these are 

 Ivot secondary objects to the history of 

 liie monument, and the customs of which 

 h is the type. This enlartred view, and 

 the noblest that can be taken of the 

 xnonunients of art, leads M. Millin to 

 consider the nature of the n«ro; (Pastos), 

 the statue representint; one of the Egyp- 

 tian priests, called by the Greeks, Pasta- 

 pbores, or bearers of the Pastos. The 

 volume is full of these curious disqui- 

 sitions, to which we refer the reader; 

 as a description, without the plates, would 



sepul- 

 chral altar of Alle^ius Libelia — 6, table 

 of the same tomb— 7, funeral Tricli- 

 nium — 8, tumular stone, iit form of a 

 pilaster, supporting a sphere. 



Plate II. View of the first two tombs. 



Plate III. Bas-reliefs of ditto— fig. 1, 

 bas-reliefs on the base of the tomb of 

 Ampiiatus, combats of the gladiators, 

 and painted inscriptions — 2, chase, Ve- 

 natio, under the preceding bas-relief— 

 3, bas-relief on the door of the same 

 tomb — 4, another. 



Plate IV. Principal front of the tomb 

 of Cai.ventius, oil which is seen the 

 BiseUium. 



Plate V. Details of the same tomb— 

 fi^. 1, lateral face, decorated with an 

 oaken crown or garland— 2, enrou/emc?*^, 

 ornamented with a ram's head — 3, bisel- 

 lium — 4, ornaments of the base — 5, ara- 

 besque — 6, bas-relief of one of the lit- 

 tle pyramids — 7, another — 8, ibid-^ 

 9, ibid. 



Plate VI. Principal front of the tomb 

 of MuNATius Faustus and Naevoleia 

 Tyche. 



Plate VII. Details of the same tomb 



afford but a very imperfect idea of the — fig. 1, lateral front— 2, bas-relief of 



■♦'alue of the work. 



Def:cription des Tomhcaux qui out He 



decouvcrt ^ Pompeii, en 1312. 

 Description of the Tomha (Uncovered at 



Fompeii, in 1812 ; by the Chevalier 



Millin, ^c. SfC. 8vo. 7 plates. 



The Chevalier Millin had the hap(ii. 

 ness to make the discovery of these 

 tombs himself; we are, therefore, cer- 

 tain not to be misled in any of the 

 curious particulars they contained. The 

 bas-reliefs contain many curious re- 

 marks on the combats of the gladiators, 

 on wFiich our author gives a learned dis- 

 «ji»isitioii, including the illustration of 

 several important points of ancient liis- 

 rory. In these tombs were also disco- 

 •vercd the " play-bills" of the Romans, 

 r.r advertisements that such and such 

 entertainments would be given, as com- 

 bats of the gladiators, luinting-rhatches, 

 &e. ; and bas-reliefs, illustrating these 

 sports, form a part of the curiosities of 

 >be tombs discovered by M. Millin. 

 The account of the plates alone will 

 abimdantly shew the importance of this 

 woik in literary and antiquarian points 

 of view, 



Plate I. Plans of the two tombs, &c. 

 • — fig. 1, section of the tomb of Ampli- 

 ATUs— 2, section of tlie circular tomb— 



the principal front — 3, .bust o{ Naevoleia 

 — 4, bas-reliel "f the lateral front — 5, 

 bisellitim, which decorates ibe other late- 

 ral front. 



The very mention of the word biseU 

 Hum will not fail to arouse the curiosity 

 of the antiquaries; one of the inscrip- 

 tions bears — 



C. CALVENTIO QUIETO 



AVGVSTAI.I 



HVIC OB MVNIFICEKT DECVRIONVM 



DECRETO ET POPVLI CONSESV BISELLII 



HONOR DATVS EST. 



What was the honor of the bisellium? 

 and what was the bisellium ? Varro is 

 the only ancient author who mentions it. 

 If the disquisition of our author does not 

 settle the point, it at least tlirows a strong 

 light on the subject. 



HISTORT. 



Lea Bedouins, on Arabcs du Desert. 



The Bedouins, or Arabs of the Desert ; 

 published from the inedited Notes of 

 Don Raphael, on the Manners, Cus- 

 toms, Laws, rind Civil and lleligieus 

 Ceremonies of that People ; by F. J, 

 Mayeux. 3 vols. 18mo. 24 plates. 

 Paris, iai6. 

 This is an exquisite little work, and 



contains important information on ihe 

 manners 



