Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 10, folder 8·1954

R. Stillwell, Kourion (Theatre) 1954R. Stillwell

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Handwritten in English. Every line is transcribed, and the text sits beside the scan.

Scan 27 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 10, folder 8 (R. Stillwell, Kourion (Theatre) 1954), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 10, folder 8, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 27 of 74

48 | Aug 30 Capital, Corinthian, by Wall 1. all 4 sides different; #1 as drawn #3 " " from other pag (drawing)

#2. (drawing) #4 #2 d Spring of vault block. S.E, Parodos,

Drawing: architectural block face; labels: 43, face, .18, .30, 1.37, .30] (drawing) Very badly

weathered.

Drawing: bottom of block; labels: Bottom

Corin, Cap. upper part. poros. on E. Parod. wall. all corners knocked off. ht c.,29.

Drawing: plan with arrows; labels: 3, 1, 2] ? but not 4.

this side gone. Types of panel decor.

v Arena painting. Purple or black vert stripes. .33 wide, space between = 1.20 W. gate, N. side - hole in rock 3x5, .40 dp. to anchor post.

Right page

Special col, in court, out of Curium House 49 l. 1.64 Round dowel one upper end. d, 42, .42 1/4 Blue marble - 24, flutes - channel .03 pitch .18 up for .15 horiz. arris .013.

Spiral col in orchestra d. at neck .36 d at butt .43 pres l. 1.87, the butt end is broken off fairly square - no dowel shows here. Square dowel and por. in top.

In orchestra. Long block with m. curved front h. 35. d. top bed - .57

Drawing: plan/section of block; labels: weatherline, 3 square holes, .38 apart., .07-.08 max pres, the hole thru lips., c. .18

Length = 1.60

Was this part of the arena parapet? It was taken out when F. dug in front of the cavea.

Aug 30Visited Hag. Hermogenes. The picked finish on the sides of the 3 step courses, and on the orthostates above is precisely the same as on the Hell wall of the theatre. h of steps .225 Width 26. Length 2.484 which gives a foot of .3105 !

65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain

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