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[M.6L] [M.6] Milan. St Ambrogio. 6 [diagram] Measures of Pulpit of St Ambrogio Milan. but that form spoiled by being turned from its true prototype ft. in. a opposite with sharp cusp, into barbarous flat fillet and flattened Cornice, a-b (vertical height) 0 " 7 arch b. So throughout the cathedral, there are mixtures of Vertical b-c 1 " 10 stealing from every style in the world: and every style spoiled Total height a-c of course 2 " 5 : one or two of the traceries have capitals to their shafts, Diameter above left hand but capitals of the most vile proportion: the niches are as capital c-e 0 " 10½ Niches base as base can be - absolute curled wigs of petty crockets: Do, above rt hand capital 0 " 10½ heavy & mean at the same time: some of the windows Do, above central f-g 0 " 11½ have them running up their jambs: but they look stuck Capital abaci h-i- in full of extinguishers: others have steep canopies & finials all three 0 " 11¾ in their traceries, as in Merton large east window - but Inner span of arch e-f 2 " 4¾ so mixed with the absurd flamboyant - as in central Ornamental breadth d-e 5¾; or 6in- which in the right hand eastern already noticed, that they are of no use: finally the arch is divided into three mouldings, ie. [diagram] of which statues all over are of the worst possible common stonemasons 1-2 = 2¾ Sharp Gable yard species, and look pinned on for show. the only redeeming 2-3 = 2¼ or 2 in character about the whole being the frequent use of the 3-4 = 1 sharp gable of p 30 l; which gives lightness: and the Entire height of capitals, d k = 10½ : so that they are squares on c-e. crowding of the spiry pinnacles into the sky. their abaci h,i are an inch less or more, deep, and their lower ends St Ambrogio. No 1. fig 1. Section of the pier of the cortile, drawn about ½ an inch, leaving 9 in for ornament. at its capital above: a b of course outermost: Measures . a-b 1 ft 8½ to 1 ft 9 b-c 10½ in to 10 in c-d round semicircle, all three semicircles equal 2 ft 9 in to 2 ft 10 in. c-e round three semicircles 8 ft 2
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