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	 Measures of No 36.                                                  			No 36.   FONDACE DE TURCHI   UPPER ARCADE
Fig. 4	base c2d length of central rib			4½                            Fondaro de Turchi No 36.  Details of upper arcade: 1 Sext through
	Vertical height d e					3¾                                           side of shaft base: 2 sect. through angle: or through e d
Fig 1	vertical height of base, a b			7¾                               fig 4. 3 sect. across fig 4 from a to b; showing raised
Fig 5	Length of one side of base, a b		1 "6 or 1 " 6½                 rib;  4 perspective view of angle of base:  5 Base from
	Height of shaft, from a fig 1 to i fig 7	8 "9¾                       above showing its very straight sided leaf, perfectly
	Circumference of do at top p		3 "6½                                  suqra edged and flat only a slight rib in the centre
	Circ.  of doat 3 ft from top		3 "7½                                  where its depression come extending neither to the root nor
	Height of capital, vertically about		1 "8	                           thr point.  It is a most complete, beautiful and simple
		In section of abacus, as here, a b		 		 ¾                           specimen of early base far  neater than St Ambrozio
		b c horizontal recess, between dentils		 	 ½                        and very lovely in its soft pure marble rib and firm
		c d depth of dentil						7/8                                        sharp edge:  Iet it is nothing more than the angle of the
		c e						1	1/8                                                      slab left as the circle is worked out:  fig 6 one of the
		e f						1	3/4	                                                      capitals woth part of arch, showing junctions of slabs:
	One side of abacus square at a			2 "2                                7 section of capitals in which observe the rude cutting
	Width of stone work between arches above abacus	1"10                 of the fillet above that which as well as the wide fillet
	Depth of do to edge of dentil			1" 6¾                                above, is all in one block with the shaft which shows
	Breadth of arch, at base, on abacus		3"4¾		                          that the shafts are of same age:  They are of veneered bla
	Height of do,  soffit centre, above abacus		2"11                     black and white marble, but the capitals, coating of arch
                                                                      and base, of the loveliest and most translucent white
                                                                      By the measures opposite it appears that while the
                                                                      abacus is always square, the arch stoneworker is 3¼
                                                                      inches wider than it is deep:  Hence[n]in looking
                                                                      laterally at any capital as in fig 6, there is 1 5/8 more
                                                                      excess of abac s than in looking from within or without.
                                                                      The above are  irregularly dentiled.

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