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		These bases have very narrow angle                                  	              ST MARKS  SOUTHERN PORTICO
	leaves, as seen at p 2 slightly                                      	The base of all the ahafts are as fig 2 p 2 about 8 in
	raised at the ends, and with one ridge                               from ground to joint - except the angle one on the the
	up.  p 1 fig 1 St M.                                                 Carta side but furthest from sea- which is higher, about 10
                                                                      inches.
                                                                      Then the pureshafts, which are all of whitish marble
                                                                      veined with grey or black are about 6 " 5 in height
                                                                      	to the lowest fillet of capital.  Their circumference,
                                                                       about half way up; is the one marked a, oppsite, 2 " 8
                                                                      of the central one b 2 " 5 of the three others, 2 " 6½ or 2
                                                                      " 7 and the interval between any two, a a 2 is about 5 in
                                                                      Next, on capital of great shaft next Campanile; B p 180
                                                                      The four outer shafts have the usual base section
                                                                      p 1 fig 2 but the lower plinths are circular instead of
                                                                      square.  they (the plinths) measure 4 " 5 to 4 " 7
                                                                      round;  stand 2 inches apart from each other, and in
                                                                      contact with the central shaft (which has no base) and
                                                                      	about 1½ inch from edge of slope of great plinth.
                                                                      The bases from ground to joint are 10 in high;  to
                                                                      the shaft fillets 1 " 0  and the shafts from the basic
                                                                      fillet to its lowest capital fillet are 6 " 2 high.
                                                                      The central basrelief shaft is 3 " 0 round at bottom
                                                                      c opposite and 2 " 8 and d 3 " 2 above their basic fillets
                                                                       Now the capitals of a and d as seen from e opposite (sitt
                                                                      ting

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