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                                                                      		cut literally into hollow shells:  and the leaves are
                                                                      		laboriously finished inside:  But there is no delight
                                                                      		nor precision about it, like Marino Faliero’s;  The Pedestal
                                                                      		bit under the Judgment of Solomon is very base and vulgar
                                                                      		all curled loves, and heavy:  utterly differing in all
                                                                      		respects from the other angle leafage.
                                                                      		Its base is of course an addition of later times, and
                                                                      		looks it.  It is a mere ring fastened down by meagre
                                                                      		straight scaley bands;  full of coarse drill holes
                                                                      		instead of the noble shieldlike leaves.  It is rough
                                                                      		chiselled.  Its section at p 56 1 pal. book.
                                                                      Finally, the pilaster capital has leafage like the angle one
                                                                      		meaningless figures with swords, maces, and shields, - one 
                                                                      		with a winged cap:  (This is the half pillar next
                                                                      		Porta della Carta.
                                                                      I have now to examine the leafage of these pillars, classing
                                                                      		them by their sections
                                                                      Section 1st Order 1st.  At p 43 pal. book A is with great care
                                                                      		through the side of the simplest capital B. through its
                                                                      		L.  C. p 43 plan of the roll a under abacus b
                                                                      		Eight great leaves with broad fillets are set on the
                                                                      		angles Eight small ones are set between which I shall call
                                                                      		breast leaves.  Vid p 46 1 Pal. book which shows

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