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[M.148L]                                                              [M.148]	Ca Erizzo	148
                                                                      
                                                                      		below:  (But the shafts and captals may both have been restored:)
                                                                      		i.e. the flower band:  But they have only cylindrical block
                                                                      		bases.
This palace is very near the Vendramin                                		There are 4 det 6ths on the lower story, with sections B,
Calerghi, on same side of grand canal                                 		wthose above have section A.  I wish I could find
                                                                      		whether 5ths or 6ths uncusped, have usually this larger cavetto
                                                                      		after they have ceased to be of the stilted early form of Bacon palace
                                                                      Palazzo  (Erizzo)?  p 58 Gothic book.  This may be the next example.
                                                                      		it has only one interesting finestrata, on the first floor: but that is
                                                                      		very bold & beautiful.  Tracery fig 1 Cusp of 4foil 2.
                                                                      		wherein note the curiously ogeed lower foil: hardly pointed; this
                                                                      		and the whole cusp carefully drawn.  Compare it with that
                                                                      		of the pal. Bernardo p 48 Housebook 2. and the similar
                                                                      		traceries:  The Lions heads are ill cut in both, here, especially
                                                                      		they are vile: yet of good bold type, and roses above very
                                                                      		good, of the massy ducal palace pattern.
                                                                      		The arch below, fig 3 p 58 l  wherein note the cusp
                                                                      		entirely concident with roll a long way both below and above so that
                                                                      		in fact the roll melts into the side soffit, of the arch, and the
                                                                      		section through joint would be fig 4;  note also the cusp
                                                                      		as nearly as possible equal on both its sides.  I really cannot hardly
                                                                      		tell even on this spot, if the lower leaf of the trefoil be longer than the [?] upper
                                                                      		or not  The acute pure point of the smaller foil is unusual

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