[M.70L]                                                               [M.70]
                                                                      No 49, 50	Ca' Pisani	70
                                                                      
                                                                      		4 foil, a of A is a very akward affair, fig 6 and its
                                                                      		section added to the tracery bar in fig 2 its fillet note much
                                                                      		deeper than Foscari.  One of the capitals of the arcade is
                                                                      		drawn in the centre;  its angle leaves are entirely detached
                                                                      		from the bell except at their roots, above;  and they join
                                                                      		tips round - like hands:  I never saw anything so daring
                                                                      		The bell below is with exquisite feeling, made very
                                                                      		plain, with straight ribs and lines of lobe.  Not one of
                                                                      		the capitals is however like another. though all are equally daring.
                                                                      		I never saw so small an abacus, or so little curved a bell,
                                                                      		vide section 4.  Pils at end fig 5 - heading and abacus the
                                                                      		same;  Bases Lombard vide House book.  Six Eight windows
                                                                      		of 6th order, with heavy but rude finials, at the sides,
                                                                      		highly curious,being worked with section 3  d e with
                                                                      		roll for dentil.  Note shallow cavetto like Foscari, while
                                                                      		it is deep in the fig 2.  All these windows are now lathed
                                                                      		and plastered up, but I doubtnot they have had cusps like
                                                                      		the rest.  The lions heads in main arcade are very fine
                                                                      		in the flow of their hair, evidently worked by the artist
                                                                      		of the capitals.
                                                                       No 49.  Fig 1.	Cornice of St Gregorio vid No
                                                                      		Fig 2.  Base of the circular angle shaft of the Great
                                                                      		Foscari.

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