A tracte containing the artes of curious paintinge, caruinge & buildinge . 5V T>v-%T T^-^iy 1C*»>-iT T^^T T^^ V-v V^v VV VV VVA»-^l A^iA. ^W^l if*»^>^St i4^»^li a^-^! ?^•?•^i ^^>^i A»s^i, Ar*&, 4j> Ml-ls ftj*^ W*JV9 C7lJli) CjH^S ty*^ «7,*U> eJ*i^i> »Vvfi Slfif* ^imC •Itti* ir-yf*1 <»ir*f5 4Vifa uV^fi aM< ->shj*1^-«<Kf v^-^T v^^v^ a***^ ^^v X^^v \**s^^*,v^^-v OF THE MANNER OF- SEEING INPARTICVLAR. QHAf. L t h o v g h in the former chapter,I haue intreated ofthe reafons of fight, of the Medium, & of the Obie&ipartly according to Ariftotle, and parti y to Pla


A tracte containing the artes of curious paintinge, caruinge & buildinge . 5V T>v-%T T^-^iy 1C*»>-iT T^^T T^^ V-v V^v VV VV VVA»-^l A^iA. ^W^l if*»^>^St i4^»^li a^-^! ?^•?•^i ^^>^i A»s^i, Ar*&, 4j> Ml-ls ftj*^ W*JV9 C7lJli) CjH^S ty*^ «7,*U> eJ*i^i> »Vvfi Slfif* ^imC •Itti* ir-yf*1 <»ir*f5 4Vifa uV^fi aM< ->shj*1^-«<Kf v^-^T v^^v^ a***^ ^^v X^^v \**s^^*,v^^-v OF THE MANNER OF- SEEING INPARTICVLAR. QHAf. L t h o v g h in the former chapter,I haue intreated ofthe reafons of fight, of the Medium, & of the Obie&ipartly according to Ariftotle, and parti y to Plato,(as may be gathered,) having moreover in the fameplace alleaged divers other opinions to that purpofe;notvvithftanding(for more plaineneffe fake)followingthe Vlatonicke Euclide as the cheife Patron of this fa-culty , I meane briefly to deliver mine owne opini-on concerning this matter. Firft then the Eie being the inftrument of fight, hath many coates orskinnes, in the middeft whereof lies the Sight , which rjfeth from a cer-taine fireight paflage called in Italian otero , proceeding from thebraine, to the extremitye of the pupill, whence the vertue of feeingarifeth. Now the beames are dilated as they come forth j becaufe they iflucout in great abundance and very forcibly. For when a greate power andvertue paflcth through a f mall and (freight place} in the verie going foorthit difperfeth it felfe everie way, in fuch for


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