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painted and varnifhed in proper colours. Others are en' 

 clofed; and confift fometimes only of one fpacious hall> 

 and fometimes of many different fized rooms, of various 

 forms ; as triangles, fquares, hexagons, octagons, circles, 

 ovals, and irregular whimfical fhapes ; all of them ele- 

 gantly finifhed with incruftations of marble, inlaid precious 

 woods, ivory, filver, gold, and mother of pearl; with a 

 profufion of antient porcelain, mirrors, carving, gilding, 

 painting and lacquering of all colours. 



The doors of entrance to thefe apartments, are circular 

 and polygonal, as well as rectangular: and the windows 

 by which they are lighted, are made in the fhapes of 

 fans, birds, animals, fifties, infects, leaves and flowers; 

 being filled with painted glafs, or different coloured gaufe, 

 to tinge the light, and give a glow to the objects in the 

 apartment. 



All thefe buildings are furnifhed at a very great ex- 

 pence, not only with the neceffary moveables, but with 

 pictures, fculptures, embroideries, trinkets, and pieces 



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