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Circumferences of pillar: the one I have drawn of the two DUCAL PALACE UPPER ARCADE
red ones next St Marks. no 11.
Bases. Fig 4 represents the leaf at i of fig 1 in profile, with
Ft. in. its turn to the balustrade in perspective; the same
At top of balustrade 4 " 11¾ turn being seen above at h - f: fig 1; observe that
One foot above top of bal. 4 " 11 1/3 point f in fig 1 is f i fig 4; and Fig 3 is the section
2 --- --- --- --- --- 4 " 11 p2p in figs 1 and 4. Now the section fig 2 and section
One foot from top of shaft 4 " 10 fig 3 coincide exactly from i to f; the flat space 2p2
At top, under band: 4 " 9½ Fig 3 is the excessive for baluster, and measures 2/3
Height. of an inch. There is then a further recess, to the
From base of shaft to top of abacus 11 " 1 shaft of baluster p3 p4 in fig 1 and this also - 2/3
From do to below band 8 " 7¼ of an inch: and since the outer side of the abacus
From do to below roll 8 " 11¾ or 9 ft. of baluster coincide with p2 f of fig 1 this p3 p4 repre-
____________________ sents the excess of the baluster abacus over its base.
Section of abacus on red shaft with Cornice, Returning to section fig 2 and 3 we see that in fig 3
upper arcade. a level space, e f is added at f; This gives a peculiar
a-b 1 5/6 effect to the hollow of the great base; having the oer-
b c 1/3 fect level e f instead of a swept curve: the curvegf
c d 5/8 and level e f are wrongly divided in the measures of fig2
d e 3 1/2 in fig 3 g f eounr is 2½ inches exactly, substitting this
e g 1/3 for 2 1/3 in fig 2m it will give 1 5/8 instead of 2 in for
g f 1 1/4 e f; and the curve will be more accurately struck by
g h 1/2 at h springs out the diagon this division, Another very peculiar character of this
al flower. base is the rise b c of fig 2 marked from x in fig 4
its coincidence with the line of pl[,]inth being point
a a2 or the excess of a from g 2 in exactly. of turning: it is much flatter
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