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[M.33L] [M.33]
No 11. Fig 2; section of base. For Fig 3. vid p 34. Nos 10, 11. Ducal palace Upper arcade. 33
in. in. liable to some inaccuracy, but a - a2, round, is about
a-b 2¼ h-i 1 2/3 Fig 4. inches. 2 " 2; a-b, about 1 " 10 and C. a point
b-c 5/8 a4-b 1½ x-y [diagram] 7½ in the centre of the tore at the lowest point of the circle,
c-d, c, 2 7/8 i-i2 8 7/8 x-y [diagram] 9 A to A. on the abacus head, vertical, accurately 3 " 9¼
______________________ Pillars The entire height of the pillar from the abacus head to
d-e ¾ the bottom of its plinth, i e. to h in fig 4 of No 8
e-f 2 is 11 " 9¾: The pure shaft, from d (fig 4 No 8)
f-g 2 1/8 to the bottom of the flat decorated band is probably a
g-h ½ little variable owing to the {variable} breadth of the latter; in the
one measured it was 8 " 7¼: then with the band,
No 11. fig 1. and {up to richly decorated fillet}, 9 " 0 exactly: and to the first swell of the capital
9 " 4¼: add to this the distance h e of
Ft. in No 8, fig 4 i.e. 8½ in. and we have 10 "¾.
a-c 0 " 10 h-i (a-b in fig 4) " 10 7/8 Then the whole height, or 11 " 9¾ - 10 "¾ = height
a-b 0 " 2/3 i-k 2 " 2 of pure capiital, = 1 " 9: Of this nominal
c-d, 1 " 3 3/8 g-g1 ) 3 " 2/3 f-f1 ) 2 " 6 7/8 abacus is singularly narrow: opposite its section - all
m-n 0 " 4:- (This measure difficult to get accurately note f here is f in fig 4. below d to the flower work is concealed by iron band:
it is the horizontal excess of base on shaft) g here is g in fig 4 The abacus from a (i e a2 of No 9 fig 2) to b
Bases of do is only 1¾ inch: b-c about 1/6 of inch; c d ½ inch
[diagram] No 11, Fig 1. Base of one of the pillars of the upper arcade, looking
down on it, Fig 2 its sections: taking the line from b to
a, the section is through m n of fig 1 but taking from
a4 to a2 the section is through c or d of fig 1.
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[Version 0.05: May 2008]