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A treatise of painting (1721)

Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 · London : Pinted for J. Senex ... and W. Taylor ... · leaf 194

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Hill the Centre of his Gravity willbe found perpendicular to the Centre of thatFoot on which he refts: and when his Bodyrefts equally on both Feet, the Centre of hisTrunk, will then, be found perpendicularly overthe middle of the Line, which divides the fpacebetween the Centres, of the two Feet. By… … *3^ *A Treatife of Tainting, from tumbling Headlong: For in retting onone Leg, a Man has no ufe of the other \ whichbeing a little bent, remains as if dead, and dis-abled, for any purpofe of fupporting the Body:So that fo much of the Body as is over this Leg,mult of neceflity transfer the Centre of…

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