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[HB1.34L]                                                             [HB1.34]							34
                                                                      
[notes and diagrams relating to House No 29]                          House no 29. Next 28
                                                                      
Door altered in front. but at side                                    				to three stories
 vide  D. book                                                        Angle.		Round shaft, with R capital. And
A house next this No 29. say  29 A                                    		-which is most unusual.- a wide Lombard to the
                                                                      Doors)		fourth - of  the pattern of Doges palace lateral
This lombard capital is  I think also that                            Altered		3rd order windows - spherical leaved [?]
of the niche of St John & Paul -                                      Water Story	Restored, Bases leaved. like Europa base
The angle shaft carries set cornice M. of                             		fantastically.
Palazzo Bernardo. p 21. L. the second                                 1st		5 at  of 6th unusual in proportion
C. the third. plain fillet unusual.                                   		Three smaller in centre. two larger outside
perhaps altered                                                       		The capitals of shafts very rich  Kc. and
4th  usual dog tooth cornice  + this                                  		so large that the interval between abaci
Lombard capital filling in angle under the angle                      		is only about width of abacus (say flower
                                                                      1st Story	work. for other abaci are are not so wide as
[drawing] 1st story		+ No the cornice                                 		the leaves of 2nd  C  [?]  The cusp may
proportion			is unusual . it has                                      				& bold
				a line of dentils                                                 		be named among  fine examples of the
				a bracket above                                                   		florid school. though not very sharply cut
				the dog tooth                                                     		Bases [invisible?] balconies altered
				A common dog tooth                                                		Whole  5 is very bold large Sq
				cornice runs along sides                                          2nd Story:	 Two det of 5th each in very bold
				of the house at the top of                                        		sq   which they touch with them
				the 2nd story. as if the                                          		unfinished top  Have rich leaf
				third had been added                                              		plinths for balconies on lion brackets
                                                                      		have had c c h pils. capitals cut
					balconies                                                        		away to make hinges for shutters
					modernised. iron                                                 		Cusps plastered. Sections always  C 3
					grating                                                          
                                                                      3rd		As  A, B, C. opp.  A and C above
[diagram]  [diagram] [diagram]                                        		det windows below. These composed
       A              B              C                                		of Sq bold. falling on plinths  C two feet above
                                                                      		the fillet cornice.
                                                                      		Dag. this house & Europa.

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