admin | November 30, 2010
The traditional knowl¬edge of the methods of the unrivalled masters of two centuries before, such masters as Erwin von Steinbach, Arnolfo di Lapo, and Lorenzo Maitani, rapidly died out. The Renaissance — the birth of a pseudo-classi- eism—was the destruction of Gothic architecture. The rules of Vitruvius were studied as the only rules of desirable [...]
admin | November 29, 2010
At length a black slave was brought in, a very fine woman, who spoke a sort of Lingua Franca, a most abominable jargon; it served to con¬vey a little of our meaning to each other. I asked how all the ladies employed themselves; the answer was, “they studied the graces to please.” All wore white [...]
admin | November 28, 2010
The smaller bamboo weighs about two pounds, the larger nearly three. Public exposure in the kia, or cangue, is considered rather a kind of censure or re¬primand than a punishment, and carries no disgrace with it, nor comparatively much bodily suffering if the person be fed and screened from the sun. The frame weighs between [...]
admin | November 24, 2010
A short distance beyond this village is the mouth of the Rio Negro, about a hundred yards wide; the water of which is very low at this season of the year, and of a deep black colour, though we found it very transparent on being dipped up into a tumbler. Started at our customary hour. [...]
admin | November 23, 2010
They came galloping up to my house from every direction, rifles in hand, with hot brows, flaming eyes, and curses deep-breathed between their teeth, eager to be led in the pursuit for vengeance. Still more fortunately, just as we were starting on the trail, the very party which had been absent on the mustang drive [...]
admin | November 22, 2010
His grand figure looms up in noble and stately propor¬tions in the dusk of that dim age. In the ” Triumph of Fame” Petrarch introduces two characters of his own time; — one was ” the good Sicilian King,” Robert of Naples; the other was Stefano Colouna, ” a mio gran Colonnese, Magnanimo, gentil, costante, [...]
admin | November 22, 2010
Shortly afterwards, in consequence perhaps of this information, a project was formed at Sierra Leone of sending out a mission to Tombuctoo; but Mr. Watt, who was to have undertaken the journey, died; and the invasion of the colony by the French in September 1794, together with the destruction which followed, seems to have put [...]
admin | November 19, 2010
I departed next morning (Saturday) and slept at Guenda. On Sunday crossed a rivulet and slept under a tamarind tree close to the village of Sandougoumanna. I sent to Sallatigua-koura, king of that country, five bars of tobacco (ten heads). I went and slept at Woullimanna. I gave to Mansancoije, the chief, two bars of [...]
admin | November 19, 2010
When we came within a mile of the town of Nummaboo, the road passes near some high rocks. The asses being a little way before us, two of the robbers first seen came from amongst the rocks, and were going towards the asses; but when they observed us com¬ing up, they attempted to slide off [...]
admin | November 18, 2010
At four o’clock P. M. departed from the Neaulico. At five, passed the ruins of Mangelli where I formerly slept, and at six o’clock halted for the night at Manjalli Tabba Cotta, the ruins of a village so called. The wood during this day’s march is in general small, and the road is much interrupted [...]
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