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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.                         	Ne[o]xt, highly important, lateral chapel northern on Northern
The sarcophagus has two bas reliefs;  adoration of Magi               	side  Of Mazini family?  bears three thummys 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
arcnivolt 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 st le 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                    oak with ribbed leaves and two acorns, very fine, another
the apple                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
                                                                      Death of Virgin on other side, faces with curled hair
	i.e.  same as C. p 17 below plinth.                                  staring and expressionless, black irsis irises.
                                                                      Now here, the section is still same (x) about panels, with
                                                                      gabled dentil - The flower plinths vigorously projecting
                                                                      bold and highly picturesque and fine, not delicately cut,
	Incised below, ribbed above, rich fruit - hardly  roses,             Turned lobes,
between Greater brackets below, same leaves flat, and all              The niches over lateral figures of same s ection in
elaborately painted and gilt.                                         Agnese but without cusp, vid G. book: spiral shafts
                                                                      bossed between spirals

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