[M.21L]                                                               [M.21]	Verona.   Duomo.	21
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                                                                      		as in duomo front, as early as the ninth century, of the classic wreath
                                                                      		to Gothic mouldings, (and again at Palaz: Minischalchi &c) the
                                                                      		same members on the other side of the pier carrying the
                                                                      		aisle vaulting - sub arch and rib;  and the remaining half
                                                                      		shaft carrying the pier arch:  The sub arches & pier arch are all
                                                                      		equally wide - the pier arch of the section fig 6 a Venetian double dentil -
The dotted line continuing the section where the grey block is narrowest.		very bold and fine - b cable;  the sub-arches have no dentils
                                                                      		and are only of about the depth c d;  carried by the semi-octagonal
                                                                      		capital head marked by dotted line:  In both the capitals of
                                                                      		vaulting shafts and piers, there are three successive rows of
                                                                      		heavy leafage: and below all a plain roll following outline of
                                                                      		shaft;  the vaulting sub arches of the aisle are supported by abominably
                                                                      		ugly baskets, having four rows of flowers and one budding
                                                                      		flower at the bottom:  The abacus of pier capital is octagonal
                                                                      		of section fig 5  The whole, though systematic is excessively
                                                                      Architrave too	rude and ugly, the flat section of the architrave, a b fig 6 .
                                                                      narrow .		is too narrow for the arch. and the way it abuts against
                                                                      		the vaulting shaft is most awkward and disjointed:  the
                                                                      		cut paper like capitals have been noted before:  the shaft section
                                                                      		is perhaps the worst of all;  its useless truncations making
                                                                      Bases		it meagre without the least boldness:  its base fig 3 (true
                                                                      		section at the outside of red colour) is bold and fine seen here, especially
                                                                      		owing to the great flat grey octagonal block which is roughly set

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