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Note: ramification of gamboge. Qs of any glutinous No 89 90. DUCAL PALACE LOWWER ARCADE BACON PALACE
colouring matter - suffered to run tolerably thick down a No 89 belongs to p 6 of palace book: when the section of
smooth surface into water. one of the archivolts of lower story of Ducal palace is
given: Fig i begins with one of the front rolls, a b
It is curious that these rolls should not fall united
on the abacus but separated by about ½ an inch: as seen
in elevations fig 3 which also shows the recess between
the rolls from which most assuredly in this pillar, the
marbles have been taken away: Here then we have had
marble coating solid masonry. The pure semicircles of
the rolls continued united at their bases up to the re-
cess, which is about 2 inches deep, and thence upwards
the section of archivolt is of course as opposite (fig 1)
the recess a b being quite rough hewn Fig 1 with its
measures inside (p c Palace book giving on to 1 joins 1
of fig 2, also with its measures inside) H. in which
is of course the half of back section and opposite a of
fig 1 Observing the abacus octagonal, its side given and
the distance s s2 I can construct all.
No 90 is only kept as the original of the figure on next
page 1 which is a tracery of part of section opposite with
its dogtooth real size.
No 91 to 94 descend and fit in order; they are traced
on the pieces of inlaid stone of the right hand side of
the arch described on last page, and on No 87 the
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