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"dentro il difitio di sopra" (interior of the edifice
above)[Footnote 1: The small inner dome corresponds to a b on the
plan--it rises from the lower church into the upper-- above, and
larger, rises the dome c d. The aisles above and below thus
correspond (e di sopra come di sotto, salvoche etc.). The only
difference is, that in the section Leonardo has not taken the
trouble to make the form octagonal, but has merely sketched circular
lines in perspective. J. P. R.].
Before leaving this group, it is well to remark that the germ of it
seems already indicated by the diagonal lines in the plans Pl. LXXXV
No. 11 and No. 7. We shall find another application of the same type
to the Latin cross in Pl. XCVII No. 3.
2. Churches formed on the plan of a Latin cross.
We find among Leonardo's studies several sketches for churches on
the plan of the Latin cross; we shall begin by describing them, and
shall add a few observations.
A. Studies after existing Monuments.
Pl. XCIV No. 2. (MS. B. 11b.) Plan of Santo Spirito at Florence, a
basilica built after the designs of Brunellesco.--Leonardo has added
the indication of a portico in front, either his own invention or
the reproduction of a now lost design.
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