latini <expan abbr="cõtulerit">contulerit</expan> ædificatio nihil plus dico <expan abbr="&quml;">quam</expan> nos ex his bu&longs;tis et re<lb/> &longs;iduis ueteris magnificentiæ: quæ pa&longs;&longs;im uidemus multa hi&longs;tori<lb/> cis credere didici&longs;&longs;e: quæ alioquin forta&longs;&longs;e minus credibilia <expan abbr="uideban&ttilde;">uide<lb/> bantur</expan>. </s>
<s id="N4001FA">Preclare <expan abbr="igi&ttilde;">igitur</expan> apud <expan abbr="Tuchidid&etilde;">Tuchididem</expan> prudentia ueterum com<expan abbr="proba&ttilde;">probatur</expan>: <lb/> qui ita urbem omni ædificiorum genere para&longs;&longs;ent / ut longe <expan abbr="&quml;">quam</expan> erant <lb/> potentiores <expan abbr="uideren&ttilde;">uiderentur</expan>: Et quis fuit &longs;ummorum ac &longs;apienti&longs;&longs;imorum <expan abbr="prĩcipum">prin<lb/> cipum</expan> / quin inter primas propagandi <expan abbr="noĩs">nominis</expan> et po&longs;teritatis curas rem <lb/> habuerit <expan abbr="ædificatoriã">ædificatoriam</expan>? </s>
<s id="N400225">Sed de his hactenus. </s>
<s id="N400228">Demum hoc &longs;it ad <expan abbr="r&etilde;">rem</expan> <lb/> <expan abbr="&longs;tabilitatem / dignitat&etilde;/decu&longs;que">&longs;tabilitatem / dignitatem / decu&longs;que</expan> rei pulice <expan abbr="plurimũ">plurimum</expan> debere archi<lb/> tecto: Qui quidem efficiat ut in ocio cum amænitate / fe&longs;tiuitate <lb/> &longs;alubritate: In negocio <expan abbr="cũ">cum</expan> <expan abbr="emolum&etilde;to">emolumento</expan> rerum que <expan abbr="increm&etilde;to">incremento</expan>: in utri&longs;que <lb/> &longs;ine periculo & cum dignitate uer&longs;emur. </s>
<s id="N40024A">Hunc igitur ex uolup<lb/> tate / atque mirifica opum gratia: exque nece&longs;&longs;itate: exque inuentorum <lb/> adiumentis præ&longs;idioque: exque fructu po&longs;teritatis <expan abbr="probandũ">probandum</expan> <expan abbr="colendũ">colendum</expan> <lb/> que e&longs;&longs;e: atque inter primarios / qui de genere hominum <expan abbr="hõres">honores</expan> et pre<lb/> mia meruerint / <expan abbr="h&etilde;ndum">habendum</expan> non negabimus. </s>
<s id="N400265">Atque nos <expan abbr="&qtilde;d&etilde;">quidem</expan> <expan abbr="cũ">cum</expan> i&longs;tec <lb/> ita e&longs;&longs;e intelligeremus / cæpimus animi gratia de eius arte et re<lb/> bus accuratius per&longs;crutari: quibus nam principiis diducerentur / <lb/> quibu&longs;ue optibus haberentur: atque finirentur: quas cum <expan abbr="ĩueni&longs;&longs;em">inueni&longs;&longs;em</expan> <lb/> genere uaria numero pene infinita / re admirabilia / utilitate incre<lb/> dibili: ut interdum non con&longs;taret que nam hominum <expan abbr="cõditio">conditio</expan>: aut <lb/> quæ rei p. pars / aut quis ciuitatis &longs;tatus magis debeat architecto / <lb/> <expan abbr="ĩmo">immo</expan> <expan abbr="omĩum">ominum</expan> commoditatum inuentori: publica an priuata: &longs;acra <lb/> an profana: ocium an negocium: &longs;inguli ne quique / an genus homi<lb/> num uniuer&longs;um / In&longs;tituimus pluribus de cau&longs;is: quæ longum e&longs; <lb/> &longs;et hic pro&longs;equi: eadem i&longs;ta colligere: quæ his decem libris <expan abbr="mãdata">manda<lb/> ta</expan> <expan abbr="&longs;ũt">&longs;unt</expan> litteris: Quorum hic erit rebus <expan abbr="tractãdis">tractandis</expan> ordo: <expan abbr="Nã">Nam</expan> <expan abbr="ædificiũ">ædificium</expan> <lb/> quod corpus <expan abbr="quoddã">quoddam</expan> e&longs;&longs;e <expan abbr="anĩaduertimus">animaduertimus</expan>: quod linea mentis / ueluti <lb/> alia corpora <expan abbr="cõ&longs;taret">con&longs;taret</expan> & materia: Quorum alterum i&longs;tic ab ingenio <lb/> produceretur: alterum a natura &longs;u&longs;ciperetur: Huic mentem cogi<lb/> tationemque / huic alteri parationem &longs;electionemque adhibendam. <lb/> </s>
<s id="N4002C1">Sed <expan abbr="utrorũque">utrorumque</expan> per &longs;e <expan abbr="neutrũ">neutrum</expan> &longs;atis ad rem ualere intelleximus / ni &<lb/> periti artificis manus / quæ lineamentis materiam <expan abbr="cõformaret">conformaret</expan> ac <lb/> ce&longs;&longs;erit: Cumque ædificiorum uarii e&longs;&longs;ent <expan abbr="u&longs;us/&ptilde;ue&longs;tigandũ">u&longs;us / perue&longs;tigandum</expan> fuit an
