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51 back of 32 52 33
No 11. Fig 2 section of base. For Fig vid p 34.
in in Nos 10, 11. DUCAL PALACE UPPER ARCADE.
a-b 2¼ h-i 1 2/3 Fig 4. inches. liable to some inaccuracy, but a- a2 round is about
b-c 5/8 a4b 1½ x-y 7½ a " 2; a-b, about 1 " 10 and C. a point in the centre of
c-d, 2 1/8 i-i2 8 7/8 x-y 9 A the tore at the lowest point of the circle to A. on the
______________________ abacus head, vertical accurately 3 " 9¼
d-e ¾ Pillars The entire height of the pillar from the abacus head to the
e-f 2 bottom of its plinth, i.e. to h in fig 4 of No 8 is 11, " 9
f-g 2 1/8 9¾ The pure shaft, from d (fig 4 No 8) to the bottom of
g-h ½ the flat decorated band is probably a little variable
No 11 fig 1 owing to the variable breadth of the latter; in the one
a-c 0[)] " 10 h-i (a-b in fig 4) 10 7/8 measured it was 8 " 7¼; then with the band, and up to
a-b 0 " 2/3 i-k 2 " 2 richly decorated fillet, 9 " 0 exactly: and to the first
c-d, 1 " 3 3/8 g-gi 3 " 2/3 f-fi 2 swell of the capital 9 " 4¼; add to this the distance h e[o]
"7/8 of No 8, fig 4 i.e. 8½ in and we have 10 " ¼ Then the
m-n 0 " 4 (This measure difficult to get accurately whole height, or 11 " 9¼ - 10 " ¼ - height of pure capi-
it is the horizontal excess of base on shaft) ital - 1 " 9 Of this nominal abacus is singularly narrow:
note f here is f in fig 4 opposite its section - all below d to the flower work
g here is g in fig 4 is concealed by iron band: The abacus from a (i e a 2
of No 9 fig 2) to b is only 1¾ inch: b-c about 1/6 of
Bases of do inch: c d ½ inch
No 11 Fig 1. Base of one of the pillars of the upper arcade, looking
down on it, Fig 2 its sections: taking the line from b to
a, the section is through m n of fig 1 but taking from a 3
to a2 the section is through c or d of fig 1.
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