Note 2820 — BOOK XXXVI. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF STONES. (continued 2)
John Bostock translation
Or “kernel;” so called because it lay in the middle. Vitruvius says that it was composed of one part lime, and three parts pounded pottery.
John Bostock translation
Or “kernel;” so called because it lay in the middle. Vitruvius says that it was composed of one part lime, and three parts pounded pottery.