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Anatomical Studies
From dissections at Santa Maria Nuova, Florence
FIRST OBSERVATION
The hand contains twenty-seven bones of remarkable interconnection
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[Studies of proportion]
SECOND OBSERVATION
The eye inverts the image it receives; the mind corrects this reversal
Compare with the anatomy of birds and horses
METHOD
To understand the body, one must view it from three angles and draw each view. The form in repose differs from the form in motion. Note how the same muscle appears different when contracted than when at rest.
seiduts ymotana ym lla detelpmoc evah llahs I retniw sihT
[Mirror writing]