Kite pulled by cords, and plans of sacred buildings
A note on wind and lift with a lettered kite diagram, above two centrally-planned church plans
At the top a diagram shows a kind of kite held by cords, its corners lettered m, r, a and n, accompanying a note that discusses the wind and demonstrates how the object r m rises the higher. Below are two small ground plans of sacred buildings, each laid out as a cluster of rounded chapels around a centre in the manner of a quatrefoil. The page joins Leonardo's study of wind and lift to his interest in centrally planned churches.
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Kite pulled by cords, rising in the wind
A lozenge-shaped kite is held by cords running to points lettered m, r, a and n. The accompanying note says the wind is discussed here, and shows how the object r m rises the higher.
Plans of two centrally-planned sacred buildings
Two small ground plans are drawn as clusters of rounded chapels grouped around a central space, quatrefoil-like schemes for centrally planned churches, matching the caption plans of sacred buildings.