t their being, the Picture shall seame (in maner)
to haue Created them. To what Artificer, is not Picture, a great
pleasure and Commoditie? Which of them all, will refuse the Direction
and ayde of Picture? The Architect, the Goldsmith, and the Arras Weauer:
of Picture, make great account. Our liuely Herbals, our portraitures of
birdes, beastes, and fishes: and our curious Anatomies, which way, are
they most perfectly made, or with most pleasure, of vs beholden? Is it
not, by Picture onely? And if Picture, by the Industry of the Painter,
be thus commodious and meruailous: what shall be thought of _Zographie_,
the Scholemaster of Picture, and chief gouernor? Though I mencion not
_Sculpture_, in my Table of Artes Mathematicall: yet may all men
perceiue, How, that _Picture_ and _Sculpture_, are Sisters germaine: and
both, right profitable, in a Common wealth. and of _Sculpture_, aswell
as of Picture, excellent Artificers haue written great bokes in
commendation. Witnesse I take, of _Georgio Vasari_, _Pittore Aretino_:
of _Pomponius Gauricus_: and other. To these two Artes, (with other,) is
a certaine od Arte, called _Althalmasat_, much beholdyng: more, then the
common _Sculptor_, _Entayler_, _Keruer_, _Cutter_, _Grauer_, _Founder_,
or _Paynter (&c)_ know their Arte, to be commodious.

[An objection.]

+%Architecture%+, to many may seme not worthy, or not mete, to be
reckned among the _Artes Mathematicall_. To whom, I thinke good, to giue
some account of my so doyng. Not worthy, (will they say,) bycause it is
but for building, of a house, Pallace, Church, Forte, or such like,
grosse workes. And you, also, defined the _Artes Mathematicall_, to be
such, as dealed with no Materiall or corruptible thing: and also did
demonstratiuely procede in their faculty, by Number or Magnitude. First,

[The Answer.]

you see, that I count, here, _Architecture_, among those _Artes
Mathematicall_, which are Deriued from the Principals: and you know,
that such, may deale with Naturall thinges, and sensible matter. Of
which, "some draw nerer, to the Simple and absolute Mathematicall
Speculation, then other do.

[->]

And though, the _Architect_ procureth, enformeth, & directeth, the
_Mechanicien_, to handworke, & the building actuall, of house, Castell,
or Pallace, and is chief Iudge of the same: yet, with him selfe (as
chief _Master_ and _Architect_,) remaineth the Demonstratiue reason and
cause, of the Mechaniciens worke: