The text is an index for topics related to the application, study, and artistic rendering of human anatomy. It covers muscles and their roles, the portrayal of human features like nudes, nails, and noses, as well as expressions and proportions. Various anatomical details and their artistic applications are explained, such as the relationship of the nose to facial expressions and the significance of the navel in representations of human figures.
Index
Muscles that do not move bones and how they behave. Page 407
How muscles should be applied to the various beauties of sculptures. Page 408
Muscles of human figures explained in three sketches. Page 412
Muscles of the arm described in their function and placement. Page 415
Muscles observed in the greatest actions of arms. Page 430
Muscles that provide special service in lifting heavy items. Page 431
Muscles mainly serving the function of the head. Page 430
Muscles playing noticeable roles in various perceivable actions. Page 431
N.
Why the ancients made so many nude statues. Page 13
Nails on fingers and toes, their uses and benefits. Page 154
Nails on the toes, how they can predict certain things with some certainty. Page 179
Nail-break what it is. Page 169
Natural and accidental postures of the heads explained. Page 211
Navel of the belly as a central point of an extended human figure. Page 65
Function of the belly's navel. Page 171
How and when the navel can be depicted through all clothing. Page 173
Neck bones, how they are constructed. Page 382
Nose, a fine measure for properly proportioning the body in many parts. Page 85
Description of the face's nose. Page 119
The nose cut off or lost for some other reason, and whether a new one can be attached. Page 120
How the nose is linked with the eyebrows. Page 123
The nose and nostrils set the tone for speech. Page 122
Nostrils and their function: Pages 122,125
Noses vary greatly in shape. Page 120
Features of beautiful noses. Page 121
Noses present more pronounced features in women than men. Page 121
Assistance for poorly formed noses. Page 123
Noses provide fodder for fortune-tellers. Page 124
What noses reveal about human nature. Page 124
Noses differentiated by their various races and forms. Page 204
How sneezing occurs. Page 169
How to depict diligence. Page 329
Nyn-nails on fingers, how to develop them and drive them away. Page 155
Translation Notes
"Muskelen" is translated contextually as "muscles." "Naakte Beelden" is literally "nude images," but here it refers to "statues."