The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci — Volume 2 by Leonardo da Vinci
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(Jousting in boats that is the men are to be in boats). J. P. R.]
The privies must be numerous and going one into the other in order that the stench may not penetrate into the dwellings., and all their doors must shut off themselves with counterpoises. The main division of the facade of this palace is into two portions; that is to say the width of the court-yard must be half the whole facade; the 2nd ... 749. 30 braccia wide on each side; the lower entrance leads into a hall 10 braccia wide and 30 braccia long with 4 recesses each with a chimney. [Footnote: On each side of the castle, Pl. LXXXII. No. 2 there are drawings of details, to the left "_Camino_" a chimney, to the right the central lantern, sketched in red "_8 lati_" _i.e._ an octagon.] 750. The firststorey [or terrace] must be entirely solid. 751. The pavilion in the garden of the Duchess of Milan. The plan of the pavilion which is in the middle of the labyrinth of the Duke of Milan. |
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