Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 · London : Printed for I. and J. Taylor, at the Architectural Library ... · leaf 129
arms, and the like; and indulging your- fclt chiefly in the joncJures and thickneffcs of members ; it being in thefe, that nature herfeif feems to aflcd: ihe greateft variety. Thenrmior,f;er A painter is indifpenfibly obliged to be ac- h°ft^fT l^^^^*^ with c;yf<f(9%jyy that is, with the feve-… … BY LEONARDO DA VINCI. lOJ ivhen extended, is not equal to that of the famearm, when contrac5ted ; it always lofmg or gain-ing an eighth part of its nicafure, as it isflrctched out or drawn in. This fnorteningandlengthening of the arm is owing to the bonebetween the llioulder and the elbow;…
