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                                                                             		           CAMPO BRANGOLEA  CA at.
                                                                       Campo Bragola Palace at   The central ornament of its upper story
                                                                      is at p 50, bit  book observe the Os with shield and
                                                                      bird, the former merely inlaid, should be equal and
                                                                      truly drawn to laurel wreath and bird in relief;  The inla
                                                                      laid masonry bery delightful, the colouring of the main
                                                                      first story highly curious.  Vid figure below p 5w.
                                                                      The pillars are 1 and 3 shaft red Verona - capital white
                                                                       Istrian 2 and45 shafts white marble - capitals red Verona
                                                                      that of 2 a very deep red, almost crimson.  Then the
                                                                      intermediate circles are 1 pale red, 4 paler, almost yellow
                                                                      2 and 3 the usual deep purple red porphyry
                                                                      	 Then of the finials, f, f, f, are antique Roman heads;
                                                                      (Very puzzling;  note letters S P Q R as if cut from
                                                                      affectation on a certainl[,]y modern cistern in the contile)
                                                                      while the other two in the common leaf and twist, and
                                                                      an early form.
                                                                      Capitals.	The hshaft capitals are remarkable fine examples of the
                                                                      pure R; excessively elaborate, with very small dogtooth
                                                                      and the roses almost unique, complete flowers and very
                                                                      large projecting boldly from the bell.  Their section
                                                                      p 5 w l a transition R   The bases are simple leaf;
                                                                      undecorated The shafts are the same in upper story but
                                                                      the window arches have no finials.  For cusps of Lower
                                                                      (Main) story and further detail, p 6 w bit book.

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