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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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