A tracte containing the artes of curious paintinge, caruinge & buildinge . OF BOWINGS. Chat. Y Bowings Imeane thevertue which procedethfrothe particular parts of bodies proportionately cxpref-fed, perfoiming fome actions with other bodies,whence appeareth a mutuall quantity, which AlbertDurer teacheth hi part :3. And from thefe to-gether with the arte of diminishing ( whereof I hauefpoken in part before)are the moft perfect ihortningsdrawen. Now from the multiplicity of the actions inmans body, we may eafily gather how many forts cf bowings there apeare to our fight;

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A tracte containing the artes of curious paintinge, caruinge & buildinge . OF BOWINGS. Chat. Y Bowings Imeane thevertue which procedethfrothe particular parts of bodies proportionately cxpref-fed, perfoiming fome actions with other bodies,whence appeareth a mutuall quantity, which AlbertDurer teacheth hi part :3. And from thefe to-gether with the arte of diminishing ( whereof I hauefpoken in part before)are the moft perfect ihortningsdrawen. Now from the multiplicity of the actions inmans body, we may eafily gather how many forts cf bowings there apeare to our fight; either (landing vpright on their feete,fore-right,fide-long^back\cards,oblicjueiy^ their vpper or ioxrerparts. Farthermore they may be Chewed crooked, ftanding on their feete di*rc6tly,fore-right,{ide-long,obliquely,backwards and bowing towards theright hand, the left hand, forwards and backwards. Finally from all forts ofactios thefe bowings take their there is no part of the bodv whichhath not need of the bowing of another, to the end it may become propor-tionable . And

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