A tracte containing the artes of curious paintinge, caruinge & buildinge . of whofe quantity a mancannot iudgc, whether it be round or fquare, fauc on-ly by the helpe of his vnderfranding,that is,by that in-ward conceipt hee hath of the thing, and not by anyoutward; infomuch as it is hidden from the cxternallLight, which concurring with the internall, by meancs of the beames from the eye, makes the diuerfitie of bodies knowen to the Vnder-ftanding, after the fame maner, as they receue their Light naturally. Mm iij. Where-. i58 THE TOV%TH <B 0 0 I^E. Whcrforc I will handle the Lig
A tracte containing the artes of curious paintinge, caruinge & buildinge . of whofe quantity a mancannot iudgc, whether it be round or fquare, fauc on-ly by the helpe of his vnderfranding,that is,by that in-ward conceipt hee hath of the thing, and not by anyoutward; infomuch as it is hidden from the cxternallLight, which concurring with the internall, by meancs of the beames from the eye, makes the diuerfitie of bodies knowen to the Vnder-ftanding, after the fame maner, as they receue their Light naturally. Mm iij. Where-. i58 THE TOV%TH <B 0 0 I^E. Whcrforc I will handle the Lightes, faying nothing of the Shaddowes ]although they be handled together with them: forthefhaddowes docne-ceflarily follow the lights, being caufed by the decay of the light, taking fomuch the more force, by how much the more forcibly the light ftrikethvpon the body. Whence arifcth that exceeding great rayzing and height-ning of a naturall plaine,in a body receaving the light according to his pro-per nature. And by this we fhall know:how the Lights, Reflexions, and naturall re-bating of the lights doc vary, according to the divcrfity of the bodies 5 byaltering them, as fhalbe faide. Wherein alfo we fhall fee the very perfecti-on of the arte: for without this3 neither order, forme ^ proportion, motion,sotnpofition, or figure can attainc to their perfe6tion;like vnto a body with-out fituation or (pirite; or to counterfeit ftarrcs, without the light of thefunne, giving them their brightnefleanfwerablc to their qualities, where-b
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