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	No 8.  Fi[g]g 2	Ft.	in                                               		No 8.	VENICE   DUCAL   PALACE   UPPER ARCADE
		a-b		1½                                                             Small Balustrade   is accurately square, and therefore this
		b-c		 ½                                                             distance gives either the breadth  of the stone between the
		c-d		1¾                                                             arches, or the distance 1 m in fig 1 when it is considered
		d-e		6                                                              (vid above) in reference to its   o  n.  The average
		e-f		1 1/6                                                          interval between these abaci or breadth of trefoiled arch,
		f-g		 ½                                                             is 4½ in:  the other measures opposite:  the dotted line
		h-i		 ¾                                                             marks the line of the bell of capital:  the full one being
		e-i		5	The importance of e is given to it                           through the leaves.
					 merely by its being a bold joint in                             	Fig 3.  Is f f2 or bd2 drawn about real size, to show
					masonry                                                          relation of the dotted lines drawn through points P, P,:
                                                                      tang[c]ents to the Fore:  Both these tangents would pass
		g-g2 i.e. side                                                      beyond the lines f e, f2g, in the direction, and degree,
		 of sq of                                                           P: p": and the ang[h]le PQR would be 95
		 lower abacus		5¼                                                   	Fig 4  shows the elevation of balustrade inside, and
		e-f2		5¼                                                            the management of the angle at shaft C;   Its measures
Circumference of shaft                                                are a-b 6¼ b-c (s t in fig 1 only at the base of shaft)
  at 1			1	1¼	There is great laxity among these                       1 ft 9½ while s t at top of balustrade is 1"9[-] d-e hori-
				     measures - there are both averages                           zontal
       do		               at base     but the 2nd is alwaus half an inchA.	(vertical to a b) 8 in  f g or e h (perpendicular) 8½ in
			1	1¼  more than the first)                                         k-h 10½ in e-f or h-g the same;  g-iz (horizontal)
Interval between shafts                                               7½ in.  g2 - i2  horizontal, perpendicular to g-g2 3¾ in
  at base, roughly		5   Very various from 4½ to 5½                    i-[3]i4, i ft 7 i4-m is a various height - in places
Weight of shaft, (it has                                              entirely filled up by     raylish flowing, which however is
  no base)			2	2                                                      s[r]u[a]nk in places to let water run off through holes in the
The general disposition of the shafts being thus                      ledge i4 -m which in such places is 6 or 7 inches high.
The space from x to y is
					ft.	in  
in first space  next wall  between A & B No 8
               fig 1.			5 "  2  5th	4 " 9
 - outer --- --- --- --- --- ---  B & C ---	5 "	5  6th	4 " 9½
A In first round corner			4 " 11  7th	4 " 9
  99  2nd   --- --- ---			4 "  8  8th	4 " 8½
  --  3rd  --- --- ---			4 "	9½ 9th 	4 "10½
  --  4th  --- --- -- -			4 " 10¾10th 	4 " 8¼

							
								

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[Version 0.05: May 2008]