The text provides a detailed overview of various physical and behavioral descriptions focusing on human anatomy and characteristics. It includes diverse topics such as the structure and proportion of heads, muscles, humors, and comparative descriptions of different people and children. The content reflects historical perceptions of anatomy, emphasizing measurement and classification.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Human heads vary in shape. 90
Heads vary in general outline. 207
The head of a human is the module or measure of the entire body. 58
What virtue enlarges or reduces a head can do for an image. 61
The human head is well divided into four parts. 83
The head of a human and its function and purpose. 90
The head of a person can be moved in many directions. 210
How to ensure the head is level when viewed from behind. 226
The head greatly contributes to the comfort of action and passion. 297
Head and neck muscles concerning function and purpose. 412
The German person is described in their entirety. 52
Listening images, and how attentive they must be. 315
The skin of humans concerning function and use. 185
Accessories and restorations very much transform human expressions. 96
Humors and temperaments of people, and how they differ. 55
I.
Why Jewish people maintain their lineage and continuity longer than other nations. 34
How young men conduct themselves in actions. 308
Boys are generally wilder than girls. 77
Italians are described in their natural character and person. 53
How the cheekbone relates to the measure. 381
K.
How jawbones relate to the measure. 381
The cat house is depicted in the human. 198
A child of three years generally has half of its full growth. 80
A child growing older adapts its proportion more to that of the male. 81
A child raised and fed at male breasts. 167
How a child is fed by the mother in different ways. 171
Children and adult humans have significant differences in their proportion. 56
Why children and female bodies are typically fleshy and fluffy. 82
Children are proportioned in four, five, and six heads. 79
Why children often resist new fashionable systems. 56
Translation Notes
- "Maatzet" is translated as "measure" in the context of anatomy.
- "Wasdom" refers to growth or stature.
- "Humeuren" relates to temperaments or humors, a historical concept relating to personality and health.