Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

De balneis Puteolanis
Italy, ca. 1400
MS G.74 fol. 30r

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Bath, Pozzuoli, Gimberosus -- Man chops at base of tree on top of hill with axe.
Below, group of nude male figures bathe in pool under dome supported by columns. At right, figure, holding walking stick, with blanket draped over shoulders, descends stairs leading into pool.