[M.62L]                                                               [M.62]
                                                                      No 37, 38, No 39, 40	St Gregorio. Abbazia	62
                                                                      
                                                                      		No 37   Details of a palace now half destroyed; a gallery
                                                                      		or lower room with levels, build out of its front;  just
                                                                      		opposite post office, with note of another.
                                                                      		No 39.  Inside of San Stefano. sketch showing general
                                                                      		proportion of arch & moulding.
                                                                      		No 38.  One of lateral arches of Fondaco de' Turchi
                                                                      		with foliation of balconies in small rich palace opposite
                                                                      		Salute.  A in front B at the side, The vesica piscis is
                                                                      		a little too long, the [diagram] in its points should be [diagram], not
                                                                      		larger.
                                                                      		No 40, 41  Details of the beautiful door into court close to
                                                                      		Salute.  No 40.  Angle of mouldings of door: note different
                                                                      		treatment of the two ribs, both awkward: the one where
                                                                      		the small rose occurs, on the right, is plastered over, cracked
                                                                      		through, and bound with clamps of iron, so that one
                                                                      		cannot reason from it;  but it looks original. The angles
                                                                      		of the cable are given on both sides - evidently the theory
                                                                      		being that it is one rope coiled cotntinuously.
                                                                      		The section is given large and highly curious from the alternate
                                                                      		curve and straight line on opposite sides of the cable rolls:  and
                                                                      		from the singular angle dentil, a and a2, the first I
                                                                      		have met with.  The roses are superb, double, drawn larger
                                                                      		at A No 41 thought I have not enough given the fine

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