[M.146L]                                                              [M.146]	House opposite Ca d'Oro.  Fondaco de Turchi	146
                                                                      
                                                                      		The upper story is a finestrata of 6 windows with 4 and 2˝
                                                                      		4foils:  The moulding is just between that of the Giustinani
                                                                      		and of No 89 being  niched so deep in cavetto as the latter
                                                                      		nor so shallow as former.  I have thus three distinct
                                                                      		examples of gradation:  and the cusp also in its backing,
                                                                      		intermediate between the two others.
                                                                      		The shafts and capitals are both of beautiful white marble
                                                                      		Note how different they look when they are so, from those
                                                                      		of Istrian stone.  The mouldings above however & bases
                                                                      		are of Istrian stone - rough chiselled like late Doge’s palace.
                                                                      		The bases  are the same as Giustiniani No 90 only their
                                                                      		cavetto not so flat.
                                                                      		The section of capital at p 57 Gothic book fig 1.  Its
                                                                      		abacus more Greek and fine in line than usual:  The florid
                                                                      		work pure Bon, effectively cut, as seen from below but very
                                                                      		poor when seen close:  This I may note as a general character
                                                                      		of the late Florid capitals.  They are as ill cut as the
                                                                      Fondaco		worst Byzantine though on a more artistical type - far inferior
                                                                      de Turchi	- far less Greek - to and 	then the noble sharp leaved
                                                                      		one of Fondaco de Turchi, which I can never enough
                                                                      		admire in its effect from below.  That is edged and drawn
                                                                      		with exquisite precision, so all the early leaf plinths as opposed
                                                                      		to the late ones of the Frari.

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