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Measures of No 36. No 36. FONDACE DE TURCHI UPPER ARCADE
Fig. 4 base c2d length of central rib 4½ Fondaro de Turchi No 36. Details of upper arcade: 1 Sext through
Vertical height d e 3¾ side of shaft base: 2 sect. through angle: or through e d
Fig 1 vertical height of base, a b 7¾ fig 4. 3 sect. across fig 4 from a to b; showing raised
Fig 5 Length of one side of base, a b 1 "6 or 1 " 6½ rib; 4 perspective view of angle of base: 5 Base from
Height of shaft, from a fig 1 to i fig 7 8 "9¾ above showing its very straight sided leaf, perfectly
Circumference of do at top p 3 "6½ suqra edged and flat only a slight rib in the centre
Circ. of doat 3 ft from top 3 "7½ where its depression come extending neither to the root nor
Height of capital, vertically about 1 "8 thr point. It is a most complete, beautiful and simple
In section of abacus, as here, a b ¾ specimen of early base far neater than St Ambrozio
b c horizontal recess, between dentils ½ and very lovely in its soft pure marble rib and firm
c d depth of dentil 7/8 sharp edge: Iet it is nothing more than the angle of the
c e 1 1/8 slab left as the circle is worked out: fig 6 one of the
e f 1 3/4 capitals woth part of arch, showing junctions of slabs:
One side of abacus square at a 2 "2 7 section of capitals in which observe the rude cutting
Width of stone work between arches above abacus 1"10 of the fillet above that which as well as the wide fillet
Depth of do to edge of dentil 1" 6¾ above, is all in one block with the shaft which shows
Breadth of arch, at base, on abacus 3"4¾ that the shafts are of same age: They are of veneered bla
Height of do, soffit centre, above abacus 2"11 black and white marble, but the capitals, coating of arch
and base, of the loveliest and most translucent white
By the measures opposite it appears that while the
abacus is always square, the arch stoneworker is 3¼
inches wider than it is deep: Hence[n]in looking
laterally at any capital as in fig 6, there is 1 5/8 more
excess of abac s than in looking from within or without.
The above are irregularly dentiled.
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