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                                                                      				TOMBS
[drawing]                                                             
                                                                      		but also observe, gilded up to the ends of their lobes
Side shaft carried up across cornice mouldings in                     		thus [drawing] The sections of arches in screen
tomb of Michael Steno.  Vid opp.                                      		above are [drawing] for cusped traceries, and
                                                                      		[drawing] or [drawing] on the gables, all in
                                                                      		style with a la Scala feeling mixed with flamy Venetian :
                                                                      		 (and evidently of date and sharp cutting of palace
                                                                      		balconies) the crockets on the gables are small - and in
                                                                      		setting, Pisan:  but at the side Venetian in flow
This tomb also only mentioned in Venice and lagoons.                  		{& size}, yet not in make.
                                                                      		I believe the Vegetable rib of Doge pal cap shows an earlier
The Doges robe always same - ermine cape of above straight            		period:  The classicalists formalised.  The middle 
dress - ermine only carved on the border.                             		period only was imitative.
This tomb comparatively plain, on ground level in north aisle.        		the cherubs heads with their wings which occupy upper
                                                                      		parts gables of this tomb may have suggested their common use in
                                                                      		later balconies.
                                                                      Tomb of Michael Steno - died 26th December, 1413.
                                                                      		Ermine painted black on cape of robe - cut only at edges - 
                                                                      		Face bad - both as a man’s, in cutting draperies stiff
                                                                      		excessively.  Sarcophagus plinth all round as opp:
                                                                      		the shafts at edge only incised leaves - not ribbed.  The
                                                                      		base of spiral shafts fanciful   but with curled angle
                                                                      		leaf rib.

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