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This I find in Venice and its lagoons named as that of the            
Doge Giovanni Delfino morto l ll luglio 1361.                         		Next, highly important, lateral chapel northern on Northern
The sarcophagus has two bas reliefs;  adoration of Magi               		side  Of Morosini family?  bears three thunnys on shield
and death of Virgin, and a Xt. in centre, and two                     		A sarcophagus only.  Christ  in centre under curtain,
figures under arches at the side, of which the profile and            		drawn along by rings:  Very early, Madonna in coming of
archivolt section is given at fig 4 p 19 Gothic book.                 		King’s still more archaic. and barbarous.
By Selvatico named 2 p 147 and to be compared with the                		The pedestal under feet of Christ has a small excavated
Andrea tomb in St Mark’s - Note the basreliefs here                   		dogtooth - note - and as under side figures also
much more picturesque and undercut                                    		The whole style of basreliefs is the picturesque one of
                                                                      		early Doge palace:  Magi have trees above them - one an
x  leaves of both distinguished and oak excellent [drawing]           		oak with ribbed leaves and two acorns, very fine, another
the apple [drawing] A bird in on the apple tree and                   		I think an apple x   Shepherd below very rude, playing on 
two apples.                                                           		bag-pipes  Dog and sheep, and small animal eating a plant
                                                                      		the base  of the kneeling king eating a bunch of grass
i.e.  same as C. p 17 below plinth.                                   		Death of Virgin on other side, faces with curled hair
                                                                      		staring and expressionless, black irises.
Incised below, ribbed above, rich fruit - hardly  roses,              		Now here, the section is still same (x) about panels, with
between Greater brackets below, same leaves flat, and all             		gabled dentil - The flower plinths vigorously projecting
elaborately painted and gilt.                                         		bold and highly picturesque and fine, not delicately cut,
                                                                      		Turned lobes,
                                                                      		The niches over lateral figures of same section in
                                                                      		Agnese but without cusp, vid G. book: spiral shafts
                                                                      		bossed between spirals
                                                                      		[drawing]

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