ÑÇɫӰ¿â

Previous Page

Navigation

Next Page

Facsimile

notes

Transcription

                                                                      62										40
                                                                      
                                                                      		  No 18.     CA D’ORO TRACERIES FIRST STORY
                                                                      		the brnaching of the tracery (with its central
                                                                      which is marked by curved   bms in the elevation) and
                                                                      above  it ought to have been below, the section of
                                                                      the cusp at d or d2.  This cusp is accurately drawn at
                                                                      B. showing its shallow filleting and foliation, through
                                                                      which the shaded section is drawn:  the fillet and foliatin
                                                                      are each about ¼ of an inch deep:  Below B. the ugly
                                                                      pendant is carefully drawn:  I strongly suspect a
                                                                      subsequent addition far below the masonry joint x, the
                                                                      work is bad and slovenly, and the same is noticeable in
                                                                      the lower joints of the central arcade, which are assuredly
                                                                      clumsy restorations, at C2 is the cusp of the three
                                                                      pointed and the round 4 foils which is merely filleted and
                                                                      has no trefoil:  and the cusp of r s has no fillet even:
                                                                      but is quite plain D  Not being quite satisfied with the
                                                                      section at A., it is given larger, on the inside, it is
                                                                      the same on both sides, in No 18  fig 2 with measures:
                                                                      Now it is curious that in the larger window, next the ar-
                                                                      cade, the portion m n o of this section is altered, and
                                                                      instead of being                it is
                                                                      on the inside and            on the outside:  as shown
                                                                      in fig 1 G of No 17 which was from the inside of that
                                                                      window.
                                                                        In fig 1 No 18 is given, in the same way as the tracery o
                                                                        No 17, the most extrarordinary tracery of the lateral win-
                                                                      dow on[j] the other side.  The sections are identical:  the
                                                                      4 foil much

Previous Page

Navigation

Next Page

Facsimile

notes

Transcription

[Version 0.05: May 2008]