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[M.20L] [M.20]
No 3 Verona. Duomo. 20
Verona. Duomo. Interior. Interesting from its simplicity and grandeur of
Vaulting plan; but full of error in the principles which are so
grandly worked out: It is a simple line of grand
nave arches: nearly as wide as the shafts are high: pointed
so obtusely that I at first thought they had been inscribed
a (rt line) 4½, b (curve) 10½ c (rt line) 2½ in half circles: They are however somewhat higher; The
e (curve) 7¾ f (rt line) 3 or 3¼ arrangement of the shafts given in No 3 Fig 1 and
a quadrant of section of pier, Fig 2. The measures of its
lines are (inches) a, (rt line) 4½ b (curve) 10½ c (rt line)
3½ d (rt line) 2½, e (curve) 7¾ f rt line 3 or 3¼.
The shape of e-f is very curious, it certainly does not come
out to the level of c; and e is not quite a segment of a
circle; but, in order to give effect to the truncation f;
it is brought nearly straight at the angle: (and so b with
a) while both a and f are if any thing, concaved a little
at the angle, to mark it more. Fig 4 was drawn as nearly
as possible parallel and equal to e and f. A being the angle of
c on d.
Now of this section, the face shaft a b with its two edge shafts
f h is carried clear through the capital & forms the vaulting
shaft in fig 1 of which a b carries the sub arch of the
nave, and f h the cross ribs, which are rolls of bay leaves
Bay leaf roll. like those on the doors of the period - Note this application
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