60 s

the farne thMg ; and thought to have been 'sorbing

but kind of white uanfparent talc, of which (ac.
cording to Monf. (16) Valois) there is found a great
quantity in Mokovy at this day.
Now that this lapi, *ea/aril, or phengites, was
fully ufed for windows by the ancient Romans in their
bodes, Nr. cannot he denied; lime (according to the
opinion of the learned ( ty) in antiquity) tilts doge
is mentioned by Seneca (IS) among other improve.
ments in luxury introduced in his time. But whe-
ther it vas fo ufed exclave of other materials (par-
ticularly glafs), may, I think, admit doubt. Sal-
enaLus is of opinion ( 9), that nothing can be de-
termined upon this point from the word fpendar it.
felf, winds feems to bc a generical term, equally
applicable to windows of all kinds, whether conlift-
ing of the lapir fperslaril, or any othcr tranfparent
fubflance.
And as (according to this learned writer) there is
nothing in the term /Avoidr nfelf, which hinders it
from being extended to windows made of other ma-

- 116) MIL de l'Aentl. des Infenp. tom 1.

Op) hiontiatac. Ant, vol. Ill, past i. Ib...n.4. lepfun in
he 1.1e
a) tendon Per/ Am. pr.00 fliams at Jorr
Ionsna. 0J, dm... Iraefindomma hum Stn.
( 9j...if...ph aid* .4 I...Agendum, 8.,on ed.
mr./e1Ift Specular vats, Lana: sweue. *ode.,
wry,. rse ear ea ware fi4a, ma 404 re...A.,
No. fpecular diatom, non quad fpeculari lapels fetteree
10^, fd ns4 oVr!". Mr id 10....Wri
Ea., Pls. all S061. 10[11. II. p. 77 e.

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