Field diary·DII:2a·1927–1928

Soli, the theatreAlfred Westholm

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

Scan 62 of field diary DII:2a (Soli, the theatre), handwritten in Swedish. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, DII:2a, Public domain (CC0).

Page 64Scan 62 of 147

Continued from p. 63

… whereas the rear outer enclosing wall does so. At the east eisodos the situation is the opposite. This peculiarity is due probably to the purely external terrain-conditions. Whereas the rock comes up to the surface or very close to the surface at the west eisodos and there is preserved to a height usable for the theatre building, it falls at the east eisodos steeply down towards the east corner of the scene already midway under the eisodos here. No rock terrace is thus not preserved north of the east eisodos to support a building. Here this has instead had to be replaced by artificial means in the form of walls (substruction walls, see more on this closer 11/11!) The relationship between cause and effect in this case is of course hardly as here for the sake of clarity. the sake of simplicity … continues

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