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                                                                      182		147
                                                                      
                                                                      HOUSE OPPOSITE  CA D’ORO
                                                                      		To retirn.  The capitals fig 1 have boy’s heads, insipid
                                                                       and the angle rude classical mouldings on their band
                                                                      makes a declining period.  The shape of the great 4 foils
                                                                      at fig 2  The lower cusps of course sharp, and they have
                                                                      fillet both in 4 foul and arch - exactly as in house No 89
                                                                      But they are filleted only, not trefoiled, both in 4 foil n[d]
                                                                      		arch  This is rare Beside this 4 fo l finestrata there are
                                                                      4 det 6th without cusps, and I think ori[g]ginally so, for
                                                                      their masonry is as fig 3 p 57 1.
                                                                      In the lower story the six at are pure 6ths with very   
                                                                      delicate leaf finials, all in Sq and have had inlaid
                                                                      marbles now gone.  I suspect the upper story must
                                                                      have been an addition.  Of these six the two lateral
		The unusualness of this pilaster is a 4 foil finestrara             ones are larger by some 4 inches than the rest and this
makes me think the whole added to corres[p]pond with lower;           excess is thrown out so as to make the whole finestrata
if however as supposed below, the lower shafts have been              that much wider than the one above   In each story there
restored this is not likely and the use of the pilaster               are 3 shafts and five pils. and the detached square pils
would only make a declining period.                                   are each on both angles.  All these pils have same heads
                                                                      as the shafts down to a - but have no band:  of det. win-
                                                                      		dows also.  The cusps of these lower story 6ths
                                                                      are trefoiled - and coi cide with arch at top, not
                                                                      leaving fillet and these capitals though of the Bon
                                                                      school are better cut:  They have however which is
                                                                      suspicious, the classical ornament

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[Version 0.05: May 2008]