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CASA TONDA, WITH CHURCH OF SAN GIOVANNI LATERANO, ROME.

TEMPLE OF VESTA, AND HOUSE OF RIENZI, ROME.

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Scraps from an artist's sketchbook - Page 16. 1877. Kenneth Franzheim II Rare Books Room, William R. Jenkins Architecture and Art Library, University of Houston Libraries. University of Houston Digital Library. Web. September 18, 2021. https://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/exotic/item/2135/show/2022.

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Title	Scraps from an artist's sketchbook
Alternative Title	Scraps from an artist's sketch book, with illustrations from the author's original sketches in Rome, Florence, and Venice , photographed by J. Greer, Pendleton
Creator (Local)	Rothwell, Selim
Contributor (Local)	Pendleton, J. Greer
Publisher	Daily Chronicle
Date	1877
Subject.Topical (LCSH)	Artists
Subject.Geographic (TGN)	Rome, Italy Florence, Italy Venice, Italy
Genre (AAT)	books plates (illustrations) illustrations (layout features)
Language	English
Type (DCMI)	Text
Original Item Extent	118 pages; 12 leaves; 19 cm
Original Item Location	DG427 .R68 1877
Original Item URL	http://library.uh.edu/record=b2395052~S11
Digital Collection	Exotic Impressions: Views of Foreign Lands
Digital Collection URL	http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/exotic
Repository	Kenneth Franzheim II Rare Books Room, William R. Jenkins Architecture and Art Library, University of Houston Libraries
Repository URL	http://info.lib.uh.edu/about/campus-libraries-collections/william-r-jenkins-architecture-art-library
Use and Reproduction	No Copyright - United States
Identifier	exotic_201304_003

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Transcript	16 ROME. Rome.—No. III. "Xw/^E have observed that here in the jSa) morning one must be stirring a early to be up before the Romans; their street cries of fish, fruit, and vegetables, and the newspaper cry of " Popolo Romano,'' may be heard in varied tones soon after four o'clock, and a full regiment of the line with their band playing on the march at five o'clock, so that whatever the inclination for sleep, there is no chance of it, and again you are compelled to do as the Romans do. The great heat of the day renders it almost impossible to pursue any active work after twelve o'clock; those who can then take their siesta from that hour until four p.m., and many of the shops are closed. The caffes are thronged soon after five o'clock with a variety of characters— men, women, and children—who come for their early meal, ail respectful, and some of the women of the perfect Roman type, with splendid hair and fine features. There