The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci — Volume 2 by Leonardo da Vinci
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Octagon expanded on each side.
A. by a square chapel: MS. B. 34b (not reproduced here). B. by a square with 3 niches: MS. B. 11b (see Pl. XCIV, No. 3). C. by octagonal chapels: a) MS. B, 21a; Pl. LXXXVIII, No. 4. b) No. 2 on the same plate. Underneath there is the remark:_ "quest'e come le 8 cappele ano a essere facte" _(this is how the eight chapels are to be executed). c) Pl. LXXXVIII, No. 5. Elevation to the plans on the same sheet, it is accompanied by the note:_ "ciasscuno de' 9 tiburi no'uole - passare l'alteza - di - 2 - quadri" _(neither of the 9 domes must exceed the height of two squares). d) Pl. LXXXVIII, No. 1. Inside of the same octagon. MS. B, 30a, and 34b; these are three repetitions of parts of the same plan with very slight variations. D. by a circular chapel: MS. B, 18a (see Fig. 1 on page 47) gives the plan of this |
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