Contents of Part Three: Expression of the Mind in Figures
Index continued: the passions of the soul, mental movements, decorum and the angry figure
A continuation of the index to the Third Part, headed 'Part,' listing chapters [360]-[381]. The entries treat the emotions ('accidents') that occur in men of different ages, the eight operations of man, the disposition and quality of the limbs by age, and the variety of faces. A central group insists that a figure is not praiseworthy unless it shows the passion of the soul, that hands and arms must reveal the intention of their mover, and that figures which do not express the mind are 'twice dead.' It closes with the observance of decorum, the age of figures, the types of men in narrative compositions, depicting one who speaks among several, and how to depict an angry figure. No figures are drawn; the page is a handwritten list of chapter titles.
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Emotions, ages and the disposition of the limbs
The list opens with the same emotions ('accidents') that occur in man at different ages, attitude, the eight operations of man, the disposition of the limbs according to the figures, the quality of the limbs according to age, and the variety of faces. It also lists the articulation of the limbs of animals.
The figure must express the passion of the soul
A central group of chapters insists that a figure is not praiseworthy unless it shows the passion of the soul, and that the hands and arms in all their actions must reveal the intention of their mover as much as possible. It continues with movements appropriate to the mind of the person moved, how mental acts move the person, motion born from the mind through its object, common movements, and the motion of animals.
Decorum, narrative composition and the angry figure
The closing entries state that every limb must be proportioned to the whole body and that figures which do not express the mind are twice dead. They treat the observance of decorum, the age of figures, the types of men suited to the composition of narratives (istorie), depicting one who speaks among several persons, and how an angry figure should be depicted.