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[M.55L] [M.55]
Measures of No 36: No 36 Fondaco di Turchi. Upper arcade 55
Fig. 4 base c2d length of central rib 4½ Fondaco de Turchi No 36. Details of upper arcade: 1 Sect through
Vertical height d e 3¾ side of shaft base: 2 sect. through angle: or through c d fig 4. 3 sect. across
Fig 1 Vertical height of base, a b 7¾ fig 4 from a to b; showing raised rib; 4 perspective
Fig 5 Length of one side of base, a b 1 "6 or 1 " 6½ view of angle of base: 5 Base from above showing
Height of shaft, from a fig 1 to t fig 7 8 "9¾ its very straight sided leaf, perfectly square edged and flat
Circumference of do at top p 3 "6½ only a slight rib in the centre where its depression comes.
Circ. of do at 3 ft from top 3 "7½ extending neither to the root nor the point.- It is a
Height of capital, vertically about 1 "8 most complete, beautiful & simple specimen of early base.
[diagram] In section of abacus, as here, a b ¾ far neater than St Ambrogio. and very lovely in its soft
b c horizontal recess, between dentils ½ pure marble rib & firm sharp edge: Yet it is nothing
c d depth of dentil 7/8 more than the angle of the slab left as the
c e 1 1/8 circle is worked out: fig 6 one of the capitals wIth
e f 1 3/4 part of arch, showing junctions of slabs: 7 section of capital
One side of abacus square at a 2 "2 in which observe the rude cutting of the fillet above t which
Width of stone work between arches above abacus 1"10 as well as the wide fillet above, is all in one block with
Depth of do to edge of dentil 1" 6¾ the shaft which shows that the shafts are of same age: They
Breadth of arch, at base, on abacus 3"4¾ are of veneered black & white marble, but the capitals; coating
Height of do, soffit centre, above abacus 2"11 of arch & base, of the loveliest and most translucent white
By the measures opposite it appears that while the abacus is always
square, the arch stonework is 3¼ inches wider than it
is deep: Hence in looking laterally at any capital as in
fig 6, there is 1 5/8 more excess of abacus than in looking
from within or without. The abaci are irregularly dentiled.
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[Version 0.05: May 2008]