Excerpt from Handbook of the Classical Collection Figures 1 - 159 in general reproduce objects in the classical collection and are placed in the text as near to the descriptions of the objects they illustrate as practicable. The cover design, vignette on the title-page, and most of the head-bands and tail-pieces used for decoration in the chapters have been drawn from the objects themselves. The following list of these is printed for the convenience of the student of ornament. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.