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The diagrams on this Sheet cover the whole of the five porches of the western façade of St Mark’s. Fig 1 extends from right to left and includes the 1st, 2nd and 3rd porches. This continues with Fig 2 (below) which from the right includes the 4th and 5th porches. In St M. Book, and the related Sheets (1850), Ruskin studied the five porches of the western facade from the south numbering them 1 to 5 as he worked his way to the north. Unrau states that ‘the ground plans and tables of measurements [Ruskin] prepared for publication take the reversed order (numbering the porches 1 to 5 from north to south).’ Unrau (1984) p.75. A small sketch plan of St Mark’s reproduced by Unrau (p.147) shows the porches numbered from left to right 1 2 3 4 5 (Album 1641 p.6 RF). Four (out of a probable eleven) carefully drawn and coloured lower ground plans still exist. These appear to have been made (though not used) in preparation for plates and are glued into albums 1639 and 1642 RF. They show that Ruskin numbered the columns from left to right (north to south).
Notebook M p.196 This upper plinth then which carries the shafts is given rudely on No 133, beginning at the north side, d on that paper is g2 of no 129: r of fig 1 joins r of fig 2 r on being the main entrance and a2 g2 the northern entrance.
Notebook M p.197 Basic Plinths Upper plinth which carries the shaft refers to Notebook M p.196 partly erased list of books - last part only of list at Notebook M p.197 ‘The final piece of the plinth towards the piazzetta de' Lioni is given on No 134 when g2 is g2 of No 133’.
Notebook M p.196L Measures of No 133.
Works, 9.472 for extended list of books at St Mark’s
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