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do not ~fll!ll: each Ot~r. It may appe:ar to SOflle
dentclsandmodiUions,t:l.keawayallreposefromtheeye.H
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TnE ~matium of I~ cornice A is much mutilated, as here shown; but sufficient remain~ to decide the
clwactcrofitsornamenq.,whichoonsistedofsepanto:le.aves,eacll..:v.::nindleainextent;with
:=:~les in thc:m alternately, as at n. Scrlio particularly eulogizes this moulding and its
The front of thecarona Cis •·crydttplyand minutely cut, Ill appc:o.rs by the.ec:tion of that
orn:~ment, D. lri s difficuhtoim.~ginc "'hat these ornaments arc intcmletl to reprcso:nt, but they are
found inn1..~nyof the Romancxample!iudccorntionsforthismcmber,thoughtheyv:~ryalilllein their
forms and proportions
Eis the section of the soffi t of the corona., and I the plan of the same; tbccoffcn an":deq,ly
~:n~b::~ .ha~ a v:~riety of !lowers in them: one of the specimens is here shown, and two mcwe
The modillions ure peculiarly f:1nciful and pleasing in their design: the lntrodt•ction of fish
entwining together, in&tead of the leaves usually pt.:..ced :u om:1meot ~od :ljlparcnt '"'PJX>rl to th.c
modillion,mayhaveiOmerefcrcneetothenavalpg.rtoftheconqucSicommcmorntedbythisArch.
Fistl>ert:pn:sc:ntationoftheside,Gofthefront,and H theplanofthemodillion.
Th.eove&, K,are:verydecplycutandrclieved: therimsareplainonthcirfaa:,th.-.ti...,withouttbc
lluteob.crvableinmanyotherexamples.
Thelo..,·ermemberofthecomice L haaapeculiardlarac1crofle;U',verygr:u;dulioitsforml.
M,theuppermemberoftheardtitra~.basaboapecu!iar,thoughdilfcrentch.~rnc:tcl"fromthelast
membcr,thc:facebcingneatlyamooth,withnoiiCI!kindicated,and but slightly raised vdnsattheeyt:a
oftheleav01- Thismouklingisalsomuc:happrovedbySerlio.
llythesec:tionaofthesemouldings.andomaments,andth.atofthecomice,P!Oit.,V,..,·iHappearthc:
boldmannerinwhiebthcyarerelicved;anditmaybegenl'r.llly""""rtcd.thattheoutcrOO