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ST MARKS SOUTHERN PORTICO
St Marks Shaft A continued from p 180.
On the top of the serpentine black of which the base is
seen in No 127 etc, is laid a square cornice a c p 2 1
St M book of white. a b its upper bevel about 2 in wide
in the breadth of one side at a, 3 " 5 and at b (as before
measured 3 " 9 From a to a2 the base of an upper shaft,
about 2 in The height a c vertically 2½ as seen again in
fig 1 p 3 1 St M.
St M. 3 1 That of the serpentine block c d p 3 1 about 1 " 3
Then 6 in for cornice, and so the noble and subtle
section of the capital a c fig 2 p 3 1 St M. The inner
line is that of the bell itself, through the side whereon
it is traceable The outer is the basket work, and the mass
into which the lily is cut.
a b is 2 " 0½ with about an inch concavity.
b c 3½ nearly horiz[izi]ontal.
The capital of shaft B. p 180 is about an inch less high
in the bell, and loses another inch on the closer joint
Its serpentine block is 1 " 2 deep and one side of it 3 " 6
and of its cornice (as at b p 2 1 ) 3 " 7
Now, on the top of the plinth b c (Canta shaft or A) the
St M. p 2 bases of the five smaller shafts are arranged as at p 2
St M. The square basic p[f]linths being about 1 " 0
the side; and i inch truncation.
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[Version 0.05: May 2008]