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HOUSE OPPOSITE CA D’ORO
To retirn. The capitals fig 1 have boy’s heads, insipid
and the angle rude classical mouldings on their band
makes a declining period. The shape of the great 4 foils
at fig 2 The lower cusps of course sharp, and they have
fillet both in 4 foul and arch - exactly as in house No 89
But they are filleted only, not trefoiled, both in 4 foil n[d]
arch This is rare Beside this 4 fo l finestrata there are
4 det 6th without cusps, and I think ori[g]ginally so, for
their masonry is as fig 3 p 57 1.
In the lower story the six at are pure 6ths with very
delicate leaf finials, all in Sq and have had inlaid
marbles now gone. I suspect the upper story must
have been an addition. Of these six the two lateral
The unusualness of this pilaster is a 4 foil finestrara ones are larger by some 4 inches than the rest and this
makes me think the whole added to corres[p]pond with lower; excess is thrown out so as to make the whole finestrata
if however as supposed below, the lower shafts have been that much wider than the one above In each story there
restored this is not likely and the use of the pilaster are 3 shafts and five pils. and the detached square pils
would only make a declining period. are each on both angles. All these pils have same heads
as the shafts down to a - but have no band: of det. win-
dows also. The cusps of these lower story 6ths
are trefoiled - and coi cide with arch at top, not
leaving fillet and these capitals though of the Bon
school are better cut: They have however which is
suspicious, the classical ornament
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