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above. At the place marked B Leonardo wrote teatri per uldire
messa (rows of seats to hear mass), at T teatri, and at C coro
(choir).
In MS. C.A. 260, are slight sketches of two plans for rectangular
choirs and two elevations of the altar and pulpit which seem to be
in connection with these plans.
In MS. Ash II, 8a (see p. 56 and 57. Fig. 2 and 3). "Locho dove si
predica" (Place for preaching). A most singular plan for a
building. The interior is a portion of a sphere, the centre of which
is the summit of a column destined to serve as the preacher's
pulpit. The inside is somewhat like a modern theatre, whilst the
exterior and the galleries and stairs recall the ancient
amphitheatres.
[
Illustration with caption: Page 57, Fig. 4. A plan accompanying the
two preceding drawings. If this gives the complete form Leonardo
intended for the edifice, it would have comprised only about two
thirds of the circle. Leonardo wrote in the centre "fondamento", a
word he often employed for plans, and on the left side of the view
of the exterior: locho dove si predicha (a place for preaching
in).]
D. Design for a Mausoleum.
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