[M.73L] [M.73] Capitals 73
[diagrams]
by a wooden gallery: the exposed height of the shaft is 6 " 4.
One side of abacus at m, (top) = 1 " 3¾ and at n 1 " 3¼
Capital Head Sections. A pure undoubted Lombard from Verona gate No 7 and conf. House No 6
B.C. Byzantine Lombard: i.e. B. Fondaco de Turchi
No 31 fig 5, associated with plinth [diagram] and C. No
42 fig 3 B2 front of Dandolo No 52.
(D. An early fourth order floweret, vid No 42 C.)
B. with same plinth, again occurs, in No 37 associated
with a curious abacus, E, of the same family, and with
a much more primitive one F. B. is also an L.L. section, vide 10th house, & 5th House,
That of Fondaco de Turchi shaft G. No 36, is visibly
the Lombard A with a Byzantine Abacus above. dentiled
and that of St Stefano H. the Lombard A modified, with
(?) a Byzant8ne abacus above - dog-toothed: q verify these
two sections of San Stefano No 30
But observe, A, B, C. F are all capitals, in which
the head of the bell is square: and E.G.H. and the highly
curious I of St Marks, No 22 have the bell round.
K. another Lombard No 19 * L. Scala monuments No 5
Then the three great Venice forms M.
* and conf. House No 9 but I suspect both these sections
ahould be A R conf. 1st story house No 22. Then
(?) N. from Foscari No 47 ++ O verify chamfer above ogee
from near S M dell Orto No 50 P certain from Pisani - No 48.
++ And with lower roll cabled pilaster No 56. [gap] No 48
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