Iron fittings and chainings of the mould's armature
Hooked, banded and collared clamps for the core, rib, legs and trunk of the horse-mould
The sheet presents four studies of iron clamps and fittings — a hooked coupling, a banded bracket binding rods, a keyed junction of timbers, and a collared bolt with a tang — each with a caption beside it. The notes name the irons of the rib and legs and other thinner places, the irons of the core (masschio) and their chainings, the keying of the mould-cover (cappa) into the irons of the trunk (busto), the irons that support the core, and a method of tying the armature irons together, closing with a reminder to himself.
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Irons for the core, rib and legs
The notes list the irons of the rib and legs and other thinner places, the irons of the core (masschio) with their chainings, and the irons that support the core and its support — the ironwork binding the internal parts of the Sforza horse-mould.
Clamps keying the mould into the trunk
One note describes the keying (inchiavatura) of the cappa into the irons of the trunk (busto) and a method of tying the armature irons together; the accompanying figures show hooked, banded, keyed and collared iron fittings.