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ST ANDREAE GUTTER DOGTOOTH
main door may be mentioned with Miracolo as a lovely
example of cinquecento: remarkable for beautiful use of
bindweed Convolvulus.
A There i[x]s a fine simple trefoil rather blunt in the
joint in the windows of St Andrea; whose bas relief
over western door is interesting - Christ, with Peter
and Andrew - Peter walking on the water - a rockey
coast, spring and fine. The present Gondola oar floating
by St Andrews boat.
In St Giacomo dell Iroi the capital has the earliest
rude spiral on the angle; as constant at Padua and
throughout north Ital[d]y, a single byzantine capital is
used together with it.
San Giovan in Bragona same as the Carmiani
St Marks. Upper shafts between the first and second porch
E[R]ach exactly 2 " 7¾ round at base, and 1 " 5 apart
at base, and on octagonal plinths 6 in the side which
their circular bases meet so
Dogtooth of Venice. The gutters are of marble, theoretically cham-
This dogt. So far separated as to become almost a chain of f[g]ered on the edge, but in fact, hacked into diamonds, only
detached stars- as at p 8 bit bookand very small, is used then the east side of the diamond is cut on the line of
round two circular marbles inserted in first story of the two leaves, down to the chamfer surface - a portion
a house in Campo St Paolo - a series of florid 6ths of which flat is seen between the diamonds. But there
which have had their cusps cut away. and above, there is is no undercutting.
series of beautiful slender shafted florid capitalised
5ths with circular marbles inserted in cabled rolls.
The 6ths have florid capitals with cherub heads.
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