Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary/Laterna

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rich, Anthony (1849). The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary, and Greek lexicon. p. vi. OCLC 894670115. https://archive.org/details/illustratedcompa00rich. 

LATER'NA or LANTER'NA (ἰπνός, φάνος). A lantern; the transparent parts of which were made in early times of horn or bladder, and subsequently of glass. (Plaut. Amph. Prol. 149. Mart. xiv. 61. and 62. Isidor. Orig. xx. 10. 7.) The annexed illustration (Laterna/1.1) shows the section of a circular bronze lantern found at Herculaneum. The low cylinder at the bottom contains the lamp; the sides are made of transparent horn, without any door; but the cupola-shaped lid is perforated in several places to admit air, and permit the escape of smoke; and it could be raised up by means of the upper cross-bar and chain attached to it; which, at the same time, served as a handle to carry it by when let down, as is represented in our engraving.

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