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                                                                      91											86
                                                                      
                                                                      Doge Palace:	Opposite, and p 48 Palace book drawn to a scale, is the
                                                                      ornament between the Second and third arches, counting
                                                                      from the Noah:  therefore coming above the capital with
                                                                      heads:  The Red is Verona marble, let in in masses about an
                                                                      3 inches thich:  or perhaps less;  not coming out quite
                                                                      so far as to the root of semicircle roll, vid below p 88 1
                                                                      The triangles are equilatent and in which marble;  The
                                                                      two uppermost measure 1 " 5 each side.
                                                                      The lower 1 " 2 the side:
                                                                      From d: (p 48) the upper point of   or lowest of
                                                                      outer circle, down to the abacus of capital is 3 " 0¾
                                                                      And as the dentil is in perfect contac[es]t with the great
                                                                          A	arch roll - both at top and sides, I can construct the
                                                                      arch curve at once.  The diameter of the contact circle,
                                                                      or outer side of dentil being 3 " 10½
                                                                      Fig 1 p.48 1 is the ½ dentil real size.
                                                                      Fig 2 --- --- ---  the unique and precious dentil section
                                                                          x.	the inside of circle being to the right;  real size
                                                                      Fig 3.  Section small;  continued through the dogtooth
                                                                      band - showing the joints;  a b the raged flat is 7¾
                                                                      inches across.  There are twenty rays;  arranged as opp;
                                                                      with an interval at lowest point of circle, and highest;
                                                                      the ray[t]s are of a great veining marble;  the intervals of
                                                                      pure white.  The dentil is of pure white old sugary marble
                                                                      dreadfully decomposed.

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