On the force of a falling body's blow
A body's blow reaches full force only if it stays firm on the point struck; the sheet also bears star-pattern designs.
The transcribed text is a set of propositions on percussion (impact): a falling body delivers a blow of full force only if, after striking, it remains firm immediately on the place struck; a body of jointed parts strikes with only the force of the piece that hits; and a man's leap loses force if he lowers his body at the moment of the jump. Visually the sheet is dominated by large geometric star-polygon clusters and triangular-lattice pattern panels, which the bundle does not transcribe. Further faint mirror-script text is present but not supplied. The ink is faded brown over pencil construction lines.
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A blow's force depends on staying firm on the spot struck
A falling body gives a blow of its full force only if, after the blow, all of it remains firm immediately upon the place struck; a body joined by various joints strikes with only the force of the piece that hits, and a man's leap loses force if he sinks his body at the point of the jump.
Star-polygon design studies
Large radiating star-polygon clusters, built from many intersecting straight chords, fill the centre and lower right of the sheet — geometric pattern studies not covered by the transcription.
Triangular-lattice pattern panels
Small squares filled with a repeating triangular interlace lattice appear in the upper corners and mid-left, decorative pattern studies.