[M.202L]                                                              [M.202]	St Marks. Southern Portico	202
porta della carta                                                     
                                                                      		The base of all the ahafts are as fig 2 p 2 about 8 in
church [diagram]                                                      		from ground to joint - except the angle one on the Carta
                                                                      		side but furthest from sea- which is higher, about 10 inches.
                                                                      		Then the {pure} shafts, which are all of whitish marble veined with
These bases have very narrow angle                                    		grey or black are about 6 " 5 in height to the {lowest} fillet of
leaves, as seen at p 2 slightly                                       Shaft A		capital.  Their circumference,  about half way up; is ap
raised at the ends, and with one                                      5 shafts		 the one marked a, oppsite, 2 " 8: of the central one
ridge up.  p 1 fig 1 St M.                                            on top		b 2 " 5 of the three others, 2 " 6½ or 2 " 7
                                                                      		and the interval between any two, a a 2 is about 5 in
                                                                      		Next, on Capital of great shaft next Campanile; B p 180
                                                                      		The four outer shafts have the usual base section {p 1 fig 2} but
                                                                      		the lower plinths are circular instead of square.  they (the plinths)
                                                                      		measure 4 " 5 to 4 " 7 round:  stand 2 inches apart
                                                                      		from each other, and in contact with the central shaft
                                                                      Shaft B.		(which has no base) and about 1½ inch from edge
                                                                      small		of slope of great plinth.
                                                                      shafts		The bases from ground to joint are 10 in high;  to the
                                                                      on top		shaft fillets 1 " 0: and the shafts from the basic fillet
                                                                      		to its lowest capital fillet is are 6 " 2 high.
                                                                      		The central baseless shaft is 3 " 0 round at bottom
                                                                      		c opposite 2 " 8 and d 3 " 2 above their lowest
                                                                      		basic fillets.
                                                                      		Now the capitals of c and d as seen from e opposite (sitting

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