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fol. 1v Synopsis of Contents (3.55-60)
[Slip inserted: Mod. Painters / ------ / Vol. I. / --- / Contents Table]
Part 1st Sect. 1st.#4#
Chap 1. Introductory .
Chap 2 . <Of The> Of the test by which <firs[?]> art is to be judged.*
Chap 3. Of Ideas of Power
5 Chap 4th O ----- of Imitation
5th --- of Truth
6th of Beauty
7th of Relation .
Sect II .
10 Chap 1st. <Of Ideas of Power generally> <{Chap 1st of Ideas of}> stet*
Chap 2nd . of ^ {Ideas of Power as connected with} Execution .*
Chap 3rd . of <Beauty> the <Su> Sublime .
Part II . Of Truth.
Sect 1st .
15 General Principles respecting Ideas of truth .
Chap 1st. Of Ideas of Truth in connection with R .*
Chap 2nd. That Truth is not easily known .*
Chap 3rd. Of relative importance . & 1st. that particulars are more
#10#Chap 4th. That rare truths are {important than general} more than frequent ones
20 Chap 5th. That historical truths are important *
fol. 2r unpublished 'Chap 6th. Of Truth of Light' (equivalent 3.343f)
the light - those are the more luminous which are more turned
towards it . and the less luminous which receive it {more} obliquely
And the degree of light is in exact proportion to the greatness
of the angle at which it meets the {planes of the .} object And the space
5 of any object which is thus indirectly turned towards the light.
whether more or less. (and there is every degree of luminousness
in it) is generally called by artists . The Half light.
That part of an object which is turned away from the light.
whether more or less is, as far as the direct light is concerned
10 equal <in it> everywhere in its degree of shade . and is
called by artists . The Dark side .
That part of an object from which the light is intercepted
by some intermediate object - whether a part of itself. or of any
other object . is the darkest part of any object . and is called
15 by artists . The Shadow.
Be so kind . on the first bright sunny day after you have
read this . as to look for a white - cottage. on one side of
which the sun falls as directly as may be - <but> {so as} yet {to} get<ting> slightly
and obliquely at another side . On the high light you will find
20 that you cannot see the projecting granulation. but with oblique light
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