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[M.211L] [M.211] Ducal palace. Niches. St Marks. Niches 211
A kind of Ellipse or horseshoe is incidentally produced in the foliation
from Cremona p 46 l. Elliptical it has on its north and south sides, the arch fig 2 p 48 l
arches - more accurately fig 1 p 49 l a very pure and graceful
pointed arch and foliation, while on its eastern and
western sides it has the only genuine egg shaped arch
I ever saw, with an elliptical foliation carefully drawn
with spandril at p 48 fig 3. The cusp in both arches
is perfectly plain: the capitals are as in the south eastern niche.
St Marks.
Niches of St Marks. One is superior to all the rest that noted as (2)
at p 60 St M. it is the last of all - farthest back from the
square on North side, and on the projecting angle: one of its sides
has had the cusps restored: It is the simplest possible plan of
a niche: it has four sides {eight massy} simple slabs of stone; cut into the cusps
and mouldings: and a flat top with a hole in the centre - no
vaulting whatever: then the pyramidal capital canopy is set on this
level slab: This plan of niche is adopted in more elaborate works
and an imitation vaulting filled in with plaster; but I like the
simple and massy masonry of these square ones better. I am not certain
of the jointing, but there is one joint certainly through the apex of
each arch, and the other fitted at each angle among the dentils
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