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A kind of Ellipse or horseshoe is incidentally produced in the foliation
from Cremona p 46 l.                                                  Elliptical	it has on its north and south sides, the arch fig 2 p 48 l
                                                                      arches		- more accurately fig 1 p 49 l a very pure and graceful
                                                                      		pointed arch and foliation, while on its eastern and
                                                                      		western sides it has the only genuine egg shaped arch
                                                                      		I ever saw, with an elliptical foliation carefully drawn
                                                                      		with spandril at p 48 fig 3.  The cusp in both arches
                                                                      		is perfectly plain:  the capitals are as in the south eastern niche.
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      St Marks.
                                                                      Niches of St Marks.  One is superior to all the rest that noted as (2)
                                                                      		at p 60 St M. it is the last of all - farthest back from the
                                                                      		square on North side, and on the projecting angle: one of its sides
                                                                      		has had the cusps restored:  It is the simplest possible plan of
                                                                      		a niche:  it has four sides {eight massy} simple slabs of stone;  cut into the cusps
                                                                      		and mouldings:  and a flat top with a hole in the centre - no
                                                                      		vaulting whatever: then the pyramidal capital canopy is set on this
                                                                      		level slab:  This plan of niche is adopted in more elaborate works
                                                                      		and an imitation vaulting filled in with plaster;  but I like the
                                                                      		simple and massy masonry of these square ones better.  I am not certain
                                                                      		of the jointing, but there is one joint certainly through the apex of
                                                                      		each arch, and the other fitted at each angle among the dentils

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