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[PB.57L]                                                              [PB.57]							57
                                                                      
The sculpture of the Venice basrelief is I doubt                      [drawing]	p3	p2	p	c   a	d  b
not of same time as the angle angels towards                          
sea, Michael & Raffaelle. Its lions are                               					The leaves are
bristly eared. and very noble. in bold                                					all of the finer
[alto relievo?]: Two men are thrown down -as upon                     					kind with section
the sea. at her feet                                                  					[diagram] at
Now: the two interstices to the left of her have                      						upper most
bristly eared lions and the first smooth                              
eared one. which has all the vigour also                              [diagram]  The inner line in profile of
gone from its eye. is over the last of the old                        		bell:
upper capitals: and comes nearly under the                            		The outer line a   b
jamb furthest from the sea of this great                              
window nearest centre and over the point                              			[diagram]  I forgot rib on centre [diagram]
of the 8th arch from the sea. now on the                              
right hand of that arch between it and the                            				The inner line will be at level
seventh there are ice tiers of masonry                                				p. the middle at p2.
as all along facade. small stones rough hewn                          				the outer at p.3
On the left of it. are four tiers. stones
twice the size. smooth cuts So continued
The Keystone of this 8th arch is I think
old. all on the left of it new.
	I see no difference in the roses on either
	the upper or lower cornice
Opposite both the great 24th and 26th pillar
are two [?] pilasters

		[diagram]

     This is the pil section all along
    under the arcade
  The two larger ones have same section
larger. & face twice as wide

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