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[M.202L] [M.202] St Marks. Southern Portico 202
porta della carta
The base of all the ahafts are as fig 2 p 2 about 8 in
church [diagram] from ground to joint - except the angle one on the Carta
side but furthest from sea- which is higher, about 10 inches.
Then the {pure} shafts, which are all of whitish marble veined with
These bases have very narrow angle grey or black are about 6 " 5 in height to the {lowest} fillet of
leaves, as seen at p 2 slightly Shaft A capital. Their circumference, about half way up; is ap
raised at the ends, and with one 5 shafts the one marked a, oppsite, 2 " 8: of the central one
ridge up. p 1 fig 1 St M. on top b 2 " 5 of the three others, 2 " 6½ or 2 " 7
and the interval between any two, a a 2 is about 5 in
Next, on Capital of great shaft next Campanile; B p 180
The four outer shafts have the usual base section {p 1 fig 2} but
the lower plinths are circular instead of square. they (the plinths)
measure 4 " 5 to 4 " 7 round: stand 2 inches apart
from each other, and in contact with the central shaft
Shaft B. (which has no base) and about 1½ inch from edge
small of slope of great plinth.
shafts The bases from ground to joint are 10 in high; to the
on top shaft fillets 1 " 0: and the shafts from the basic fillet
to its lowest capital fillet is are 6 " 2 high.
The central baseless shaft is 3 " 0 round at bottom
c opposite 2 " 8 and d 3 " 2 above their lowest
basic fillets.
Now the capitals of c and d as seen from e opposite (sitting
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[Version 0.05: May 2008]