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[M.40L] [M.40]
No No 18 Ca d’Oro Traceries. first story 40
the branching of the tracery (with its central [diagram] which is marked
by curved bars in the elevation) and above it ought to have been below, the section of
the cusp at d or d2. This cusp is accurately drawn at
B. showing its shallow filleting and foliation, through which
the shaded section is drawn: the fillet & foliation are each
about ¼ of an inch deep: Below B. the ugly pendant
is carefully drawn: I strongly suspect a subsequent addition
for below the masonry joint x, the work is bad and slovenly.
and the same is noticeable in the lower joints of the
central arcade, which are assuredly clumsy restorations.
at C2 is the cusp of the three pointed and the round 4 foils
which is merely filleted and has no trefoil: and the
cusp of r s has no fillet even: but is quite plain, D.
Not being quite satisfied with the section at A, it is given
larger, on the inside, it is the same on both sides, in No 18.
fig 2 with measures: Now it is curious that in the larger
window, next the arcade, the portion m n o of this section
is altered, and instead of being [diagram] it is [diagram] on the inside
and [diagram] on the outside: as shown in fig 1 G of No 17.
which was from the inside of that window.
In fig 1 No 18 is given, in the same way as the tracery of
No 17: the most extraordinary tracery of the lateral window on
the other side. The sections are identical: the 4 foil much
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[Version 0.05: May 2008]