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[M2.75L] [M2.75] 75
Measures at S. Apostoli Palazzo at S. Apostoli on Grand canal Its general arrangement at p 51
[diagram] l door book showing places of lower arches by upper
c C circa 5 " 0 windows. The whole arch A has however been effaced
a2b2 -------- 4 " 9 and two pilasters have been put to the next arch on the
e f between shafts 5 " 5 right; of the plinth section, but rough cut and altogether
f2g --- --- --- 8 " 2 modern in look. There are therefore only four shafts in
abacus side h I 2 " 1¾ upper story, and three below of the two right hand arches
Vertical height of entire capital to underneath its great no trace is left.
lower roll, about 1 " 9 and of its abacus [drawing] about I was glad to find the perfect leaf plinth in its right
5 in + (The shafts, round circa 4 " 4) place all along under the modern wooden balcony Fig 2
+ This abacus is that of the shaft A whose capital is p 51, is its pure elevation in front. fig 3 its section
carefully given at fig 1 No 112, and the junction above with leaf: fig 4 leaf seen to the side, showing its
supposing the capitals towards turned straight of the curious shoe shape; it is flat convex at the back fig 5(l)
narrow and broad arch: the great white blank block between section straight across it, showing its curious three
is a restoration doubtless of the arches have been stilted ridge ribs on chamfered ridge, and fig 6 the head of the
down. Fig 2 No 112 and section {below} is the capital B; intermediate ornament with four sections at their respective
the loveliest of its kind I have found. The architrave levels.
ornament of the great arch is very crude but remarkable The entire architrave section of the lower arches is given
for the distinctness of its thistle top shaped flower: at p 52 1 its vertical breadth from a to b being about
1 " 3; the other measures opposite.
Better given here than at fig 3 No 112 There is a curious
subordination of the ornament in the three arches. The
great one has a leaf frieze drawn on No 112. That between
A and i opposite has birds and beats; and the outer one
has the rose and [drawing] ornaments all round
Observe also - the leaf frieze in front, on the south door
nearer Rialto and beasts on soffit as if subordinate
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