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On the Piazzetta side however there is a very curious A. On p 51 pal. book is the section of the cornice of lower
increase in the diameter of shafts towards the great story, very accurate taken beside the Adam piazzetta side
Carta angle one: Counting that angle one as 1; and from c to d vertical is about 2 " 0˝ and a b 9 in (Other
counting towards the sea. measures at p 35 1 M ) One of the roses at this part of
2 is round 7 " 8 named {called usually} 35th the moulding at p 51 1 each leaf broadly elliptical in
3 7 " 8 34th outline; and with a boss high in the middle the light and
4 7 " 6 33rd shade true in sunshine at about 12 o’clock in February.
5 7 " 5 32nd The roses on the sea side are somewhat different; their
6 7 " 7 31st section and management at p 49 1 They are just like the
7 7 " 6 30th Abbazia ones. All are merely drill holed in the centre.
8 7 " 4 29th Statue of Adam: It is exactly 6 ft high, but the head is
9 7 " 3 28th large; The iris of the eye is first slightly cut in in
10 7 " 0 27th flat intaglio: Then 5 or 6 drill holes are put round it,
11 8 " 0˝ 26th and one in the centre. The back of the head is rough blocked
12 7 " 0 25th out and the back of the raised hand.
13 9 " 6˝ or 24th The Thirty second pillar - continued from p 187 M.
14 7 " 0 23rd It has no inscriptions - only fully but loosely draped
and the others between 7 and 7 " 1 to end figures in meaningless action, laying their hands on their
Thus it appears from these and the other measures on last own shoulders heads or chins, or on the leaves.
page and at 35 1 M. that the two great pillars The Thirty Third.
are the same within an inch 10 " 4 and 10" 3 (The pier of 1. Castitas (‘delestis?) est a woman pointing to a book
Beauvais is 32) The next longest is the one called 13
above; it comes under the Venice bas relief and is more
properly called and usually the 24th: It has history of
marriage: This is 9 " 6˝ Then there is the 15th
8 " 2 and the 11th or 26th 8 " 0˝
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[Version 0.05: May 2008]