Contents of Part Three: Balance and Motion of the Figure
Index continued: ponderation, centre of gravity, carrying weight, and the grace of the limbs
A continuation of the index to the Third Part, headed 'Third,' listing chapters [302]-[320]. The entries move from the articulation and muscles of nudes to the balance (ponderation) and motion of the figure: how the drawn-in arm shifts a man's whole balance, how a slowly moving body keeps its centre of gravity near its supports, and how a man carries a weight on his shoulders. Further chapters treat the balancing of weight on the feet, motion created by the destruction of balance, and the grace and ease of the limbs. No figures are drawn; the page is a handwritten list of chapter titles with folio references.
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Muscles and motion of nudes and animals
The list opens with the articulation of nudes and their actions, the revealing or concealing of the muscles of each limb in the attitude of animals, and the movements, motion and running of man and other animals. One entry asks when the difference in the heights of a man's shoulders is greatest in his actions, with a counter-reply.
Ponderation, centre of gravity and carrying weight
A block of chapters treats the balance of the figure: how the drawn-in arm changes a man's first ponderation when the arm is extended, and how man and other animals moving slowly keep the centre of gravity from being too far from the centre of their supports. It continues with the man who carries a weight on his shoulders, the ponderation of man on his feet, and the balancing of the weight of a motionless animal on its legs.
Bending, equipoise and motion from loss of balance
Further entries treat the bendings and turnings of man, equipoise (equiparanzia), human motion, and the motion created by the destruction of the balance. They close with the balance of figures and, finally, the grace and the ease of the limbs.