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A Treatise on Painting, by Leonardo da Vinci
1721
Senex and Taylor, London


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LDE T0101   CID36  The Measure or Division of a Statue

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Divide the Head into twelve Degrees, and each Degree into twelve Points, each Point into twelve Minutes, the Minutes into Seconds, and so on; till such time as you have found a Measure, equal to the smallest Parts of your Figure.