ENGL110 Lecture 9: ENGL 110-Notes: February 28, 2017
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Plate 1: theatrum vitae humanae aenis tabulis per ioa[n] phrys. Title page to a set of engravings representing the ages of man through the six orders of aclassical column. Plate 2: composita : the first age, from birth to 16 years. Shows a palace garden with two fountains, one off to the left and the other in the center, covered by a dome supported by composite columns. Man children and teenagers are running about and playing on the grounds. A man sits in the lower left corner and sketches the scene before him. Plate 3: corinthia : the second age, from 16 to 32 years. The portico of a palace is visible on the right. Sprawling to the left is a garden maze in which couples are strolling, two men are dueling, and three men are playing instruments.