[M.146L] [M.146] House opposite Ca d'Oro. Fondaco de Turchi 146 The upper story is a finestrata of 6 windows with 4 and 2� 4foils: The moulding is just between that of the Giustinani and of No 89 being niched so deep in cavetto as the latter nor so shallow as former. I have thus three distinct examples of gradation: and the cusp also in its backing, intermediate between the two others. The shafts and capitals are both of beautiful white marble Note how different they look when they are so, from those of Istrian stone. The mouldings above however & bases are of Istrian stone - rough chiselled like late Doge抯 palace. The bases are the same as Giustiniani No 90 only their cavetto not so flat. The section of capital at p 57 Gothic book fig 1. Its abacus more Greek and fine in line than usual: The florid work pure Bon, effectively cut, as seen from below but very poor when seen close: This I may note as a general character of the late Florid capitals. They are as ill cut as the Fondaco worst Byzantine though on a more artistical type - far inferior de Turchi - far less Greek - to and then the noble sharp leaved one of Fondaco de Turchi, which I can never enough admire in its effect from below. That is edged and drawn with exquisite precision, so all the early leaf plinths as opposed to the late ones of the Frari.
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