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[drawing] House No 75
House No
The shaft is pure L. very simple. at Fondamenta S. Severo
but with finely cut leaf A. bases (A opposite 3 left from a line of 5 check 5
as far as I could see. standing on the all with beautiful beasts circles & [finials?]
plinth. B. opp.
All the circles are filled with beautiful beasts. The shafts pure L. very much
but with finely cut leaf A bases
Altogether this is a most graceful
fragment. and one whos loss I [diagram] A a like this
much regret. long [diagram] B
on plinth
all cut away
& spoiled
. At the Fondamenta San Severo - at the
end of the quay which faces the noble
palazzo Priuli - quite defaced - but
there are still left in the main story
. 3 4ths of a line once I think composed
of 5 - the fourth still visible - Beautiful
taper and graceful arches - the dentil visible
quite plain and I doubt not a common, though
early C sec - but all now bricked up.
. The circles arranged as opposite - the
upper one interfering with a very beautiful
flat frieze of early leaves. reminding me
closely and the wonder is I was never as
reminded before . of the precious house cornices
of San Michele -
Done.
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