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265 215
ST MARKS NICHES
in this period of pure Gothic are to be placed the very
singular wall niches between the arches on the north side
which have cabled shafts leaning outwards against the
archivolts; bending round them; the niches themselves
curved outwards like a mitre, with a leaf ornament on
each side very pure and good - under these niches are
some of the vilest modern statues conceivable - used
as gutters for the roof - having nuns or waterspots
on t[h]heir shoulders into which the leaden pipes are carried
These distorted monstrosities seem to have been put up in
the 18th century. The great arches and their first or
under finials, are, judging by their leaf scul[,]pture
without doubt of same period as the niches above and
below. But they have been originally without crockets,
and have had plain leaf finials. the extravagant
crocketing - wildly cut a jour in white marble, is awk-
wardly pinned on afterwards - late 15th century
of the worst kind, and the original simple finial is
surmounted by a pedestal with bracket moulding - carrying
a late andutterly vile statue.
Four Evangelists. The house with these valuable windows is at the
Ponte del Forner. I think the windows have had narrow
central Priuli cusps, now cut away; their section is
C3 with
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