A tracte containing the artes of curious paintinge, caruinge & buildinge . Here a 5 the matters of precious ftonesaretranfpa-rent more or lefle/as thofe which are commonly cal-led gemmes) they muftneedesreceiue the light morefharpely; which eafiliepafleth through them, carry-ing their verrue along with it: as may beefceneinthe Sunne, which carting his beames vpon the ftoncIris, caufeth the raine-bowe to appeare therein : tothat the lighte parting through thefe ftones carriethwith it their true and perfect colour; like as the colour of the wine or wai-ter in a veflell of glafle, is cart vppon t
A tracte containing the artes of curious paintinge, caruinge & buildinge . Here a 5 the matters of precious ftonesaretranfpa-rent more or lefle/as thofe which are commonly cal-led gemmes) they muftneedesreceiue the light morefharpely; which eafiliepafleth through them, carry-ing their verrue along with it: as may beefceneinthe Sunne, which carting his beames vpon the ftoncIris, caufeth the raine-bowe to appeare therein : tothat the lighte parting through thefe ftones carriethwith it their true and perfect colour; like as the colour of the wine or wai-ter in a veflell of glafle, is cart vppon the table whereon it irandeth. Therealbn wherof is, becaufe the light hath no colour in it felfe at al,in fo muchas it procecdeth from the Sunne, which muft needes be corruptible, if ithad colour. Now though the light haue no colour, yet it hath this property and vcr«tue, that it difcouereth and maketh the colours appeare, where it findeththem. And lb the light parting through a greene glafle,cafteth a greene co-lour, to our fighte, as if the light and funne-beames were
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