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[M.106L] [M.106] Ducal Palace. Lateral Windows 106
Compare pages 1, 2, 3 Palace
book today (Xmas) to be common to the leaves of the crossed
capitals of triforium of St Mark’s. This capital has
rude doves sitting on its leafy basket; its twisted
shaft is the same as the rest and has the same base: the
capital being of course adapted - but the smallness
of the dogt. is remarkable in all. This central
shaft has round it 42 dogt. each only ½ an in
square: (giving 1 " 9 only for its circumference): I
guessed the square of teeth - it must be something more
or rather, they must be a little longer than high: but
their number is accurate and the shaft not much more
than 8 in; in diameter: Both the capital and
shaft are of coarse sugary white marble, like Parian:
but the base of red marble; with four fine ribbed
[diagram] Spirals of The spiral of the shaft is precisely the same in number
The plinth is also shafts and coil, as that described at p 89 i.e. 5 each with
raised for a base: 1 two turns & a half but the height of the shaft is here
and jointed underneath only 5 " 5½ and its oval fillings only fill the cavettos
the shaft. This arrangement exactly and don’t lap over.
is constant. The central 4foil of this window, shows externally
The tracery is all similar as opposite 1; all but touching inner roll with its foil points
throughout the window. The cusp itself is ogeed in the main arch fig 2 opp
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[Version 0.05: May 2008]