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                                                                                       MILAN  ST AMBROZIO
                                                                      		Certainly not wider than at 1 on last page:  the conse
                                                                      quence is that it has been crushed nearly flat at the
                                                                      top and is almost in a dangerous condition.  The Lombardo
                                                                      were evidently incautious in narrowing the voussoirs
                                                                      of their round arches:  thus in the interior of
                                                                      this church pointed arches have been built, later
                                                                      		under the round sub-arches of the nave to support them
                                                                      These narrow voussoirs are however very sublime in
                                                                      their sweep although however these shafts have some
                                                                      work to do:  those of the outer gate of the atrium
                                                                      p 33 1 are like the rest of the arcade, if anything,
                                                                      a little thicker than the moulding above which is of
                                                                      the same section:  The bold capital in consequence
                                                                      fig 1 stands clear out from the roll above:  its
                                                                      projection being entirely unseless;  an ungraceful
                                                                      arrangement, yet far better than a mere banding of
                                                                      the shafts, or continuous import.  The placing of t
                                                                      this capital is very curious, c2 d2 (fig 2) being ata
                                                                      much steeper angle with d e, than c2c.  The measures
                                                                      of the door jambs a e are a b, 5¾ in, bc 5¼ in, cd ( round)
                                                                      1 ft 2¼ in d e 1 ft abc (depth of recess, 1 ft 1½ in
                                                                      The roll c d and faces a b and d e are superbly
                                                                      carved above the capital;  but the shafts
                                                                      and those of the whole church, are plain:  (a b c[v] of
                                                                      granite, and c d of white marble) except that a cross
                                                                      and three animals are carved on each side of cornice
                                                                       shaft on the pilaster on the right of main arch of
                                                                      second story.

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