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                                                                      		however here traversed by a passage the width of the
                                                                      		inner arcade along which this dentiled cornice runs:
                                                                      		(In the place which I looked at it
                                                                      		Next to this principal Venice shaft comes {towards St Marks}
                                                                      		one of the old ill cut school, but deeper cut than most -
                                                                      		more undulatory - not ribbed:  It has coarse heads and is
                                                                      		very puzzling Its flower band below is of hawthorn
                                                                      		leaves, and very spirited though not delicate, but the
                                                                      		leaves have not the hawthorn fruit  nor flower and are
                                                                      		perhaps imaginary.
                                                                      -------		3rd.  x.  Towards St Marks.  Somewhat better - Coarse heads.
x.  I missed the 2nd towards St Mark, which has curious               		One at the back with curled hair, markedly of
bald patent heads very ugly, but old.                                 		old time.
Now note.  Between this 3rd and the first Bon capital                 Bon capitals.  4th.  The first Bon capital :  Its shaft is thicker
the Lion’s heads change;  in the spandril;  from the                  		than the rest - vid palace book p 27 1. and it shows
ribbed and living type with fluted ear, to a softer and               		an instant change in style.  In the previous capitals the
coarser type, with a smooth ear:  The first of these                  		effect has been produced chiefly by bold ribs, arranged
latter comes, between 3 and the 1st Bon.                              		often at daring angles;  on comparatively flat lobes, the
                                                                      		ribs continuing thick to the extremity of the leaf: and
                                                                      		generally a rib to each main lobe, and always separating
                                                                      		at same point.  Palace book, p 24 fig  is an example
                                                                      		from the Daged 9th capital, p 28 Gothic book.  But in
                                                                      		the Bon capitals all is morbid undulation - not so much
                                                                      		sweeping waves as indented waves:  like the crust of
                                                                      		a damson pie, and now each leaf has only 3 main ribs

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