Re: Similar vs. Similarly

In article news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Adam Schwartz 
wrote:
> "Similarly to the stone cameo of his wife Livia (fig. 2), this glass
> cameo features an image of the head of Augustus in total profile."

Are you trying to say that one cameo is similar to the other or that the 
two cameos portray the image similarly?

The order of your words leads us to believe that you are comparing the 
cameos themselves, and so "similar" would be right -- but you seem to be 
in some confusion.

If you are really talking about the way way the image is depicted (in 
profile) you might consider rewording the whole as:

  The stone cameo of Augustus's wife Livia (fig. 2) features the
  image of her head in total profile. This glass cameo similarly
  features the head of the Emperor himself.

I'm not sure that "total profile" is an improvement on "profile", or why 
you want to say "features" rather than, say, "depicts" ... but that's 
another matter entirely.

Cheers,
 Daniel.