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                                                                      				PORTA DELLA CARTA
[drawings]                                                            
                                                                      		fuit factus Sea qui positus est super portam Palatii (1 Guigan
                                                                      		1335 and a di 4 gbe 1344 pro Leone indorando qui
                                                                      		est super Portam.  Palatii.
                                                                      An old print in Ducal collection of 1585 of which the vileness
                                                                      		is indescribable represents the lower arches as round;
                                                                      		the central 4 foils as a opposite, the balconies towards
                                                                      		piazetta {all right}, and the upper circles occupied by
                                                                      		4 foils, b opposite, and traceries in all the windows, c
                                                                      		opposite.
                                                                      		d.  Filling of lower arches of porta della Carta - from a
                                                                      		print about 1780 otherwise totally accurate
                                                                      		Note dresses of Venice in 18th century, utterly vile, like
                                                                      		our Hogarth and Sir Charles Grandison time, heavy wings,
                                                                      		cocked hats, stiff cut coats, etc.
                                                                      		On next page, a print of Fondaco de Tedeschi, so indexed
                                                                      		by old Librarian who Lorenzi says was very old and must
                                                                      		have seen it but there is no name to the print
                                                                      From 29th Xlre 1788 to 11th January .1789 people walked on the
                                                                      		ice from Venice to Mestre.
                                                                      Henry III of France received in Pal. Cappello at Murano
                                                                      		1574.  Annali Urbani de Veneza of 16th  century - Annals of
                                                                      		Venice.
                                                                      Venetian Galeazza;  with oars and 3 Latrina sides, ad
                                                                      		guns at the head and stern, 40 leaving frescoes on bronze
                                                                      		ad molte archiefagi defosta  Painted red.

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