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[No.12] [RL 1636 box]

[landscape orientation]

Nov 15th . 1849		No 12. Measures of Doges palace

[vertical orientation]

Pure intervals between shafts
Along outer edge of top of balustrade
i p in No 8 fig 1. At p 24  l. M
Then. p2  s2 - do - do.

Then , [?] towards piazzetta or t2  q3 
is.				ft		in
		___________ 5		8 ½
	2nd  ______________ 5		5
	3rd  ______________ 5		5 Ύ
	4th _______________5		5
	5th _______________5		5 Ό
	6th _______________5		5 Ό . &.

	In the red column the [diagram] a	b inside at base is a - b
	= 1 “ 6
	under corner of balustrade  1 “ 5 2/3
	The cornice projects just 2/3 .
	The curve along top of cornice is as nearly as possible
	7 in along its base would be about 5 7/8.
	and at top of balustrade the [diagram] a - c - b is quite true
	[diagram]a  c  b  d  5ft
	in the next - southern -red column. Measures are the same
	but in next. southern grey. a - b  [?] is 2 “ 4 ½  and 0 4 “ 9
	- and so continues, 2 “ 5 or 4 “ 9 : 2 “ 4 ½  or 4 “ 9. &
	At top. under band. their circumference is 4 “ 7 2/3.

The measures of facades are : towards piazzetta: measured along the inner edge
of balustrade plinth: from its diagonal   a [diagram] at a, next st Marks-  To the
			To the pilater column -	163 “   7 Ύ
Towards sea		Pilasster, roughly		    2 “ 10
  a    b			To b. of internal angle		  72 “   0
							____________
							237 “   5 Ύ
							===========

	Both their measures are two or three inches under the mark. the 30 ft line bending
a little.
Measures of outside bases. from red columns. of grey, towards St Marks.
1st	Small side		    “	10 ½
	Large			2  “	  2
2nd					11
				2  “         2.
       _________________________


[diagram] g  f  e  d  c  b  a		Now . there is a raised rib . e d. in
					the centre of every leaf, c - f  being
					the equal fillets, let c  b. g  f  b
					verticals let fal from c  and f
					on g and b:  Then vid
					measures below
Measures of base leaves.

In first grey shaft as above.	a - g (1)  (In 2nd  shaft            (1) 8 ½
				a - b (2) - 8 ½			(2)  8
				f -  a (3) - 8 Ύ			(3)  8 ½
				c - a  (4)    8 Ό		(4) 8
				f -e   (5)    4 ½			(5) 4 5/8 note this important
                                                                                                               difference in leaf rib
				c - d (6)   4			(6)  3 7/8

The breadth of cornice from			In 3rd .		(1) 8 Ύ
Foot of balustrade plinth is					(2) 8 ½
1  “  8 and [?] the  recession of				(3) 9
palace  balustrade & moulding				(4) 8 ½
	about 1 ½						(5) 5
								(6) 4 5/8

The [?] f  g. is certainly flattened towards
g. a also is not a pure semicircle - or rather
(I have it now) the line a  b  is drawn to
the turn of the level, the semicircle always
pure. & then the leaf adjusted to it

6
2 “ 4 1/3

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