A tracte containing the artes of curious paintinge, caruinge & buildinge . THE FIRST PERSPECTIVE OF BRAMANTINO CHJV. XXII. * Mid HE firft Perfpecrine exprefleth thiriges abfolutelywell j the Second ftarke naught, the Third in a medio-crity. VYherfore the firft is called Perfpedtiue3or thereafon which exprefleth the effecT: of the eie , caufingthings to encreafe and diminith according to the ef-fects therof. Which increafing and diminifhingpro-ceeded! not from the thing it felfejwhich of itfelfeinrefpectofhisnearnefleor famefle off,cannot increafeor it arifeth from the powe
A tracte containing the artes of curious paintinge, caruinge & buildinge . THE FIRST PERSPECTIVE OF BRAMANTINO CHJV. XXII. * Mid HE firft Perfpecrine exprefleth thiriges abfolutelywell j the Second ftarke naught, the Third in a medio-crity. VYherfore the firft is called Perfpedtiue3or thereafon which exprefleth the effecT: of the eie , caufingthings to encreafe and diminith according to the ef-fects therof. Which increafing and diminifhingpro-ceeded! not from the thing it felfejwhich of itfelfeinrefpectofhisnearnefleor famefle off,cannot increafeor it arifeth from the power of the eie, which being fmall andyet en deuoreth to fee a very great thing,it muft needes fend foor th his ver-tue^which difperfeth it felfe to fo great a wideth,that it comprehendeth thewhole thing it would (ee: and approaching neare thereunto, it difcernethit in his place; fo that the whole {pace of the airebetweene it andtheeie,isfilled with the image of the thing. W herfore,as it is cut of in diuers places,it feemes bigger or lefler according to the interfedtion made; howbeit, if itbenotremouedfromtheeie,andtheeiekeepehis f
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