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