[M.219L]                                                              [M.219]	Campo Bragola. Ca at.	219
                                                                      
                                                                      Campo Bragola. Palace at.  The central ornament of its upper story
                                                                      		is at p 5w, bit  book.  observe the Os with shield &
                                                                      		bird, the former merely inlaid, should be equal & truly drawn
                                                                      		the laurel wreath & bird in relief;  The inlaid masonry very
                                                                      		delightful:  The colouring of the main first story highly
                                                                      		curious.  Vid figure below p 5w:  The pillars are 1 and 3
                                                                      		shaft red Verona - capital white Istrian.  2 and 4
                                                                      		shafts white marble - capitals red Verona - that of
                                                                      		2 a very deep red, almost crimson.  Then the
                                                                      		intermediate circles are 1 pale red, 4 paler almost
                                                                      		yellow: 2 and 3 the usual deep purple red porphyry
                                                                      Affected		Then of the finials, f, f, f are antique Roman heads:
                                                                      Romanism	(very puzzling;  note letters S P Q R as if cut from affectation
                                                                      in Venice	on a certainly modern cistern in the cortile) while the other
                                                                      		two are the common leaf & twist, and an early form.
                                                                      R Capitals.	The shaft capitals are remarkable fine examples of the pure
                                                                      		R: excessively elaborate, with very small dogtooth and
                                                                      		the roses almost unique, complete flowers and very large
                                                                      		projecting boldly from the bell.  Their section p 5 w l
                                                                      		a transition R   The bases are simple leaf: undecorated
                                                                      		The shafts are the same in upper story. but the window
                                                                      		arches have no finials.  For cusps of Lower (main) story
                                                                      		and further detail, p 6 w bit book.

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