bathing architecture in f78v

[MarcoP]

Just as an aside I've been reading a bit about the origin of the Balneis images and, it is believed that the figures and the way they behave is based on ancient frescos that were still present in the baths by the 14th century. The page you linked is a great example You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.

This part is the medieval artists' rendition of a Roman era fresco within the baths:

The behavior so typical for the Balneis appears to have been present already in these frescos: the figures point to the part of the body which is supposed to be healed by this particular bath.

Thank you Koen and David, yours are interesting observations. According to You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., the Roman figures might be "decorative stucco-reliefs".

A 1768 book (You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.) includes an illustration of the Trituli baths (Tab.XLIX, Img.157). According to the description, the basreliefs were in very poor conditions but still visible at the time.