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Agnese Venier [lobe]
[drawing] a b c 4 foiled rose in centre
and shaft abacus
Observe a b, the not projecting beyond
chord, exactly moulding on either
= chord b c side
A Roman vault inside
[drawing] with a low ridge [diagram]
each angle to a flat
[Encrinite?] top rose in centre
a little larger -
real size. to Note opposite In the triangle filling the lower
show insertion of lobe only has the [encrinite?] end: and it only
stem. therefore . has a rib: the others incised only
as on next page . fig 4. In the ornaments
of this period the stem springs from rose. or
rose from stem indiscriminately
The extraordinary peculiarity of this arch - the
lower cusp not springing from base of arch
but some distance up. and the reversed ogee
delicately - but pointedly opposed to the outer
arch line; was all most carefully noted on
purpose. the trefoil also accurate
The shaft above the abacus does not project but fills up
the moulding corner . as in dotted line.
Within the niche is a Roman vault with
a shallow ridge [diagram] along each
angle. meeting in a flat rose.
Done.
[Version 0.05: May 2008]