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St M. Matre Domini. The beautiful 2nd order house daged
The cusp on the left has head in centre between sun and
moon; and bold 4 lobed roses, very bulging; the others
have leaves in centre. The capitals 1 section of do 2
plan of do 3 and base of shaft (very unusual: and rather
doubtful: I did not get up to it) 4: p 42 door book
The square part of it is a pedestal. I think added.
The capital is remarkable for its excessively delicate
fillet.
Pointed Early Gate in Salizzada di San Lio: between S.M.Formosa[.] and
Rialto. P. 46 l door book, profile of side jamb head
in stone all else brick: at p 46 top on same scale:
all is brick except shield which is defaced a fragment
of dentil only left; it is very delightful to see the
neat way in which the brick borders it. p 47 l fig l
general book; From a to b is nearly two feet and
from b to c 8 to nine.
This gateway is high; and admits into a small court;
it is part of a noble old house, of which only the pair of
This house has had an upper tier orf windows now gone, with the small windows are left; fig 2 p 47 l. I think the
same plinth below as the small pair; and two fragments of prettiest of their kind in Venice, their stilt is much
exquisite Byzantine work are in the walls. clearer and truer than I have drawn it and their archi[v]ovlt
moulding should be a little bro ader; shaft and all, they
are not above 6 feet high if so much, but nice and deep.
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