Vitruvius Pollio, I dieci libri dell?architettura, 1567

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                  queſto modo eſperimentando ſi puo auuertire. </s>
                  <s id="s.005333">Siano due calici in una fornace egualmen
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                  te cotti, & di egual peſo, & ad un ſuono quando ſon tocchi ſiano preſi, & uno di queſti
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                  ſia poſto nell'acqua, & poi tratto fuori, ſia tocco l'uno & l'altro, quando queſto ſarà fat­
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                  to, egli ſi trouerà gran differenza tra que ſuoni, & non potranno eſſer di peſoeguale: coſi
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                  auuiene a i corpi de gli huomini, i quali concetti d'una maniera di figuratione, & in una
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                  congiuntione del mondo, altri per lo ardore del paeſe col toccamento dell'aere, manda­
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                  no fuori lo ſpirito acuto, altri per l'abondanza dell'humore ſpargono grauiſsime qualità
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                  di ſuoni, & coſi per la ſottigliezza dello aere le nationi meridiane per lo acuto feruore ſi
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                  mouono piu preſto, & piu eſpeditamente con l'animo a prender conſiglio. </s>
                  <s id="s.005334">Ma le genti
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                  Settentrionali infuſe della groſſezza dello acre, perche lo aere le oſta, raffreddate dall hu­
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                  more hanno le menti ſtupide. </s>
                  <s id="s.005335">Et che queſto coſi ſia, da i ſerpenti ſi comprende, i quali
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                  per lo caldo hauendo aſciugato il refrigerio dell'humore con gran uehemenza ſi mouo­
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                  no, ma nel tempo de i ghiacci il uerno raffreddati per la mutatione del Cielo per lo ſtu­
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                  pore ſi fanno immobili. </s>
                  <s id="s.005336">Coſi non è merauiglia ſe il caldo aere fa le menti de gli huomi­
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                  ni piu acute, & il freddo per lo contrario piu tarde. </s>
                  <s id="s.005337">Eſſendo adunque le nationi ſotto il
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                  meriggie d'animo acutiſsimo, & d'infinita prontezza a prendere partito, ſubito, ch'en­
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                  trano ne i fatti d'arme, iui mancano, perche hanno ſucchiate le forze de gli animi dal So­
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                  le: ma quelli, che naſcono in parti fredde, ſono piu pronti alle armi, & con grande im­
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                  peto ſenza timore entrano nelle battaglie, ma con tardezza d'animo, & ſenza conſidera­
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                  tione facendo impeto ſenza ſolertia con i loro conſigli ſi rompeno. </s>
                  <s id="s.005338">Eſſendo adunque tali
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                  coſe dalla natura nel mondo coſi ſtatuite, che tutte le nationi con immoderate meſcolan­
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                  ze fuſſero diſtinte, piacque alla natura, che tra gli ſpatij di tutto il mondo, & nel mezo
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                  dell'uniuerſo il populo Romano fuſſe poſſeditore di tutti i termini: perche nella Italia ſo­
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                  no le genti temperatiſsime ad amendue le parti, & con i membri del corpo, & col ualore
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                  dell'animo alla fortezza diſpoſte. </s>
                  <s id="s.005339">Perche come la Stella di Gioue di mezo tra la feruen­
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                  tiſsima di Marte, & la freddiſsima di Saturno correndo, è temperata, coſi per la iſteſſa ra
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                  gione la Italia poſta tra la parte Settentrionale, & del mezodì dall'una, & l'altra parte
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                  temperata riporta inuitte lodi, & però con i conſigli rompe le forze de Barbari, & con la
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                  forte mano i penſieri de i Meridiani. </s>
                  <s id="s.005340">Et coſi la prouidentia Diuina ha poſto la Città del
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                  populo Romano in ottima è temperata regione, accioche ella fuſſe patrona del mondo. </s>
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                  Se adunque coſi ſi uede, che per le inclinationi del Cielo le diſsimili regioni con uarie ma
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                  niere ſiano comparate, & che la natura delle genti con animi diſpari, & con figure de i
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                  corpi, & con qualità differenti naſceſſero: non dubitiamo anche non douerſi diſtribuire
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                  le ragioni del fabricare fecondo le proprietà delle genti, & delle nationi. </s>
                  <s id="s.005342">Hauendo di
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                  cio pronta, & chiara dimoſtratione dalla natura. </s>
                  <s id="s.005343">Io ho eſpoſto (come io ho potuto con
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                  gran ragione auuertire) le propietà de i luoghi dalla uatura diſpoſti, & in che modo biſo­
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                  gna al corſo del Sole, & alle inclinationi del Cielo conſtituire le qualità de gli edificij al­
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                  e figure delle genti. </s>
                  <s id="s.005344">Et però adeſſo breuemente dichiarirò in uniuerſale, & in particola
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                  re le proportioni, & miſure delle maniere di ciaſcuno edificio. </s>
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                  Le qualità de i paeſi deono eſſer conſiderate da chi fabrica, imperoche in un luogo ſi fabrica
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                  ad un modo, in altro ad altro modo, riſpetto a gli ardenti Soli, a i freddi uenti, alle neuoſe ſtagio­
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                  ni, & all'inondationi del mare, o de'fiumi: la doue altri nelle cauerne della terra, altri
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                  fopra i monti, altri ne i boſchi, altri ancho ſopra gli altiſſimi alberi hanno fatto le loro ha­
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                  bitationi; però Vitruuio ha riguardo in generale a quello, che in ogni luogo deue conſidera
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                  re l' Architetto, & proua la ſua intentione a molti modi, & con belli eſſempi: cioè, che le qua
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                  lità del Cielo, & gli aſpetti in diuerſe regioni fanno diuerſi effetti, & che a quelli ſi deue por men­
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                  te, accioche ſi poſſa goder le ſtanze, & le habitationi ſenza diſetto. </s>
                  <s id="s.005346">Prende argomento dalla
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                  ſtatura, & dai membri dell'huomo, & dalla diſpoſitione de gli animi, che ſeguitano la tempera
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