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[M.135L]                                                              [M.135]	San Giov. e. Paolo. Traceries: Piazzetta de' Leoni.	135
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                                                                      		put below, p1 p which is that of p1 p in A, accurately:
                                                                      		The bevel x y of one, as the stone is of same thickness
                                                                      		becomes x y of the other.
                                                                      		B. is filled with stone in angles?
                                                                      		A. is certainly accurate taking the p p section its 4foil
                                                                      		and trefoil both careful and note the trefoil not
                                                                      		run up to point of [diagram] as at doge’s palace, but [diagram]
                                                                      		Note also 4foil rolled: trefoil truncated [diagram] and
                                                                      		pierced filleted cusp sharp:  Their relation is about
                                                                      		thus [diagram], the 4foil truncation  twice as
                                                                      		wide as trefoil.
                                                                      		In the sketch I have not enough shown the vertical
                                                                      		recess to trefoil or 4 foil, to give space.  Thus
                                                                      		a section through a b opposite would be a2 b2
                                                                      		the edge of the 4foil meeting the surrounding
                                                                      		fillet exactly.
                                                                      		At fig C is given the archivolt & its section.
                                                                      		There are here all the marks of very early tracery.
                                                                      G. book p 30	At the end of the Procuratie Vecchie is a house which
                                                                      House in	I remember 10 years back, as then longing to sketch it
                                                                      piazzetta de'	for a foreground to theprocuratie vecchie:  It has since
                                                                      Leoni		been restored:  but is very ancient and full of interest:  Its
                                                                      		lower story is of course shop, but on the main story it has

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