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notes, as they occurred to Leonardo and were written down from time
to time, might be hardly satisfactory as a systematic arrangement of
his principles. The reader will find in the Appendix an exact
account of the order of the chapters in the original MS. and from
the data there given can restore them at will. As the materials are
here arranged, the structure of the tree as regards the growth of
the branches comes first (394-411) and then the insertion of the
leaves on the stems (412-419). Then follow the laws of Light and
Shade as applied, first, to the leaves (420-434), and, secondly, to
the whole tree and to groups of trees (435-457). After the remarks
on the Light and Shade in landscapes generally (458-464), we find
special observations on that of views of towns and buildings
(
465-469). To the theory of Landscape Painting belong also the
passages on the effect of Wind on Trees (470-473) and on the Light
and Shade of Clouds (474-477), since we find in these certain
comparisons with the effect of Light and Shade on Trees (e. g.: in
No. 476, 4. 5; and No. 477, 9. 12). The chapters given in the
Appendix Nos. 478 and 481 have hardly any connection with the
subjects previously treated.
Classification of trees.
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TREES.
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