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[M.28L] [M.28] Verona Bridge Gateway 28
Ft. In
(1) Breadth of entire gateway from jamb to jamb 12 1¾ span of great arch: and its height from point to cross bar: (point
(2) Breadth of entire side above or below of arch - not of foliation) is 3ft 2: The bases plinths of the shafts
the capital, (a-d fig 1.) 5 1½ are exactly the same plan and size, as the capital abacus: leaving
(3) The two courses of bent bricks, each, wide 2 1/5 nearly 2¼. now 3+ interval of 3ft 8.
(4) Each brick long more or less. 10 (the bricks are counted) Gateway at No 7: On one side, half of the arch: on the other the
(5) Width of marble inserted moulding including Verona * moulding between the brick: The lines of this ornament and
the two fillets 5 1/3 * in a tower at its leaves come gleaming out in silver from the darkened marble
(6) c-d (fig 1) 1 11. (or 10 5/6) western end of : it is impossible that anything could be lovelier or more perfect
(7) a-b (fig 1) 2 4 1/3 the uppermost It is drawn real size: its depth of cutting as in section shows
{Then (3) x 2, + (5) + (6) + (7) all separately measured; + breadth of cementbridge, near at about the third of an inch: and the fillet border
not measured, should = (2)} cathedral about ½ an inch: the flowers rising to same level; the
(8) Entire height of capital 1 6 narrowest stalks a little below it, like a second arch of tracery
(9) Top of abacus to top of bell, (b-d fig 2) 5½ : the leaves quite flat and not ribbed. Note how this character
(10) a-b (fig 2) in the front of the capital, 1½ Severe mouldings depends on their straight contours: as opposed to the curve
but at its side. (note this) 3 of less flat mouldings: as that of the sarcophagus of Mastino
11 b-c (fig 2) 2½ in No: [gap]. The measures opposite.
12. Depth of jamb (stonework) occupied by 2. The coil of the moulding drawn was the lowest: there are 26
form of the leaves and a bit on each side of the arch: at its top, a (cats?) head holds the
13. Breadth of each leaf of capital 5 in cord in its mouth, and instead of leaves a bird is inserted into
14. Interval between each leaf. ½ the roll on its right, and into the third roll on its left.
The plan of the moulding is to have a leaf in the large side inter
stice, and berry in small one opposite, but, as seen in the
drawing a smaller leaf is sometimes as if for experiment
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[Version 0.05: May 2008]