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[M2.76L]                                                              [M2.76]								76
                                                                      
                                                                      		One of the richest districts in ancient houses in Venice
                                                                      		is that lying between the church of the Apostoli and
                                                                      		Jesuiti;  Crossing the piazza degli Campo S. Apostoli with one’s back
                                                                      		to Ca Falier and instead of turning to the left as one would
                                                                      		to go towards the Ca d’oro keeping straight forward, one
                                                                      		enters the Salizzada del Pistor, where is the valuable
                                                                      		house on the right in housebook 2 41 1 at the end of  the
                                                                      		Salazzada is the Calle della Madonna p 40 housebook 2
                                                                      		but turning to the lef right before reaching it, one enters
                                                                      		the Calle larga dei Proverbi where, on the right is a
                                                                      		noble brick arched door, on the left a house with a tier
                                                                      		of 11 fine 3rds four at:  3 at and 4 dets {the ats having}
                                                                      		on the usual early truncate angle shaft and head  and besides
                                                                      		two fourths;  all worked with [drawing]:  Turning
                                                                      		then to the left, in the Calle del Taglia pietra, there is
                                                                      		a beautiful old remnant with its side to the Calle and its
                                                                      		face or back to a garden:  on the side are two remarkably
                                                                      		bold 3rds with [drawing]:  on the face, some very marked and
                                                                      		characteristic 4ths with the rare [drawing]:  and just beyond,
                                                                      		turning to the right before crossing the Ponte de
                                                                      		Jesuiti, is the Rio Terra di Barba Fruttarol;  where a
                                                                      		house on the right has fourths mixed;  some with [drawing]
                                                                      		and some with [drawing] and another further on again
                                                                      		some pure 3rds, with [drawing]: Perhaps however the
                                                                      		neatest example of the 4th with [drawing] is at on the
                                                                      		small canal leading from the Ponte St Felice past the
                                                                      		fondamenta S. Felice;  In front

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