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[M.97L] [M.97] From plinth to apex of soffit of dentil 16 " 10 No 73 Ducal palace. Front Windows 97 Space between dentils along plinth at base 13 " 10 Height of Abacus head aboveplinth either The third window: that on the facade next prison: Its traceryandat the shaft or jamb 8 " 2 has been both traced and Dageurreotyped. We have thus for height of the arch: 16 " 10 - 8 " 2 = 8"8 The Fourth. That next Centre. I measured the height of this and for its breadth 13. 10 today: it is the same evidently as the rest: its Giving about this proportion measures opposite. [diagram] Bases The jamb base in this window is exactly the same as that already drawn in those of the side; the first and second; the section of it is given in red on no 73 Begin at A when it joins the flanking dentil. B. joint where it stands on the strangely raised plinth B2, same point - C, edge of the plinth of window all along D E wall of palace below, 1 C-D was felt with my hand. I could not put my head over far enough to see it. The three leaves were three vain try’s to get the beauty of the light leaf laid on the angle of the jamb: The first plan of this leaf is a simple block spiral - perfectly vertical at the side of its roll , fig 1 opposite, but under cut below, so that a section across the dotted line would be as fig 2: The grace of the lines about the bow of this ship like head, and of its run from the roll outwards, are quite indescribable - the next step is to throw these radiant
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[Version 0.05: May 2008]
