Vitruvius, I Dieci Libri dell' Architettvra di M. Vitrvvio, 1556

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          <head xml:id="echoid-head57" xml:space="preserve">CAP. VIII. DI TRE SORTI DI SCENE.</head>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s13124" xml:space="preserve">T R E fono le maniere delle Scene. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13125" xml:space="preserve">Vna è detta Scena Tragica, l’altra Comica, la Terza Satirica. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13126" xml:space="preserve">Gli or
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            namenti di queſte ſono diucrſi tra ſe, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13127" xml:space="preserve">con diſeguale compartimento ſi fanno; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13128" xml:space="preserve">imperoche le Scene
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            Tragiche ſi formano con colonne Frontiſpicij, figure, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13129" xml:space="preserve">altri ornamenti regali. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13130" xml:space="preserve">Le Comiche han-
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            no forma di priuati edificij. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13131" xml:space="preserve">di pergolati, ò Corridori, è proſpettiue di fineſtre diſpoſte ad imitatio-
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            ne di communi edificij. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13132" xml:space="preserve">Ma le Scene Satiriche ſono ornate di alberi, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13133" xml:space="preserve">di ſpilonche, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13134" xml:space="preserve">di monti, & </s>
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            d’altre coſe ruſticali, e ſilueſtri in forma di giardini.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s13137" xml:space="preserve">I Tragici recitaùano i caſi de i Tiranni, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13138" xml:space="preserve">de i Re à queſti conn
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            eniuano Palaggi, Loggie, Colonnati: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13139" xml:space="preserve">però la ſacciata del Triangolo, che era per
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            la Tragedia haueua tali ediſicij dipinti. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13140" xml:space="preserve">I Comici rappreſentauano le coſe quotidiane, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13141" xml:space="preserve">le cure famigliari di baſſa gente, però la Scena loro
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0167-01" xlink:href="note-0167-01a" xml:space="preserve">10</note>
            dunostraua communi edificij. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13142" xml:space="preserve">I Satirici portauano coſe ſilueſtri, e boſcareccie à modi paſtorali conuenienti, però la loro Scena era di
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            uerdure, d’acque, di lontani colorita, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13143" xml:space="preserve">in uero ſu mirabile inuentione quella delle machine triangolari uerſatili, perche drieto una Fauo-
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            la Tragica, era pronto l’ apparato per una Comedia, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13144" xml:space="preserve">drieto la Comedia ſi poteua, ſenza porui tempo di mezzo ſar la rappreſentatione di
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            alcuna coſa paſtorale, ſolamente col dare una uolta à quella machina triangulare. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13145" xml:space="preserve">Eſpedita la ragione de i Theatri ſecondo Romani. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13146" xml:space="preserve">Vit.
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s13147" xml:space="preserve">uiene alla diſſegnatione de i Theatri Greci, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13148" xml:space="preserve">dice.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s13150" xml:space="preserve">Nei Theatri dei Greci non ſi deono fare tutte le coſe con le iſteſſe ragioni, perche nella circonferenza di ſotto, ſi come
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            nel Latino gli anguli di quattro triangoli toccauano il giro d’intorno, coſi nel Greco gli anguli di tre quadrati deo-
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            no toccare la detta circonferenza, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13151" xml:space="preserve">illato di quel quadrato, che è prosſimo alla ſcena, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13152" xml:space="preserve">che taglia la curuatura
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            della circonferenza, in quella parte diſſegna il termine del Proſcenio, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13153" xml:space="preserve">d’indi all’eſtremo giro della curuatura ſe
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            le fa una linea equidiſtante, nellaquale ſi diſſegna la fronte della Scena. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13154" xml:space="preserve">Et per lo centro dell’Orcheſtra à canto al
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0167-02" xlink:href="note-0167-02a" xml:space="preserve">20</note>
            Proſcenio ſi deſcriue una linea equidiſtante, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13155" xml:space="preserve">da quella parte doue ella taglia le linee della circóferenza dalla deſtra,
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            & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13156" xml:space="preserve">dalla ſiniſtra ne i corni del Semicircolo ſi hanno à porre i centri, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13157" xml:space="preserve">poſto la ſeſta nella deſtra dallo ſpacio ſiniſtro ſi
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            tira un giro alla deſtra parte del Proſcenio, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13158" xml:space="preserve">coſi poſto il centro nel ſiniſtro corno dallo ſpacio deſtro ſi gira alla ſi
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            niſtra parte del Proſcenio, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13159" xml:space="preserve">coſi per tre centri con queſta deſcrittione i Greci hanno l’Orcheſtra maggiore, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13160" xml:space="preserve">la
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            Scena piu à dentro, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13161" xml:space="preserve">il Pulpito che Logion chiamano, men largo, perche appreſſo Greci la Scena era data à recita
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            tori di Tragedie, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13162" xml:space="preserve">di Comedie, ma gli altri artifici faceuano i lor officijper l’Orcheſtra, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13163" xml:space="preserve">di qua naſce che ſeparata
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            mente da Greci nominati ſono i Scenici, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13164" xml:space="preserve">i Thymelici.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s13166" xml:space="preserve">Doueua appreſſo Greci eſſer l’Orcheſtra maggiore però nella diſſegnatione de lor Theatri ſaceuano tre quadr ati in un circolo, ſi come i latini
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            faceuano quattro Triangoli, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13167" xml:space="preserve">tutto che tanto gli Anguli de i Triangoli, quanto gli Angoli de i quadrati partiſſero in dodici parti eguali
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            la circonferenza: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13168" xml:space="preserve">Era però maggior ſpacio nel mezzo la àdoue erano tre Quadrati, che la doue eran quattro Triangoli, perche i lati de i
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0167-03" xlink:href="note-0167-03a" xml:space="preserve">30</note>
            Quadrati ſono piu uicini alla circonſerenza: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13169" xml:space="preserve">Sicome nel Theatro de Latini un lato d’un Triangolo faceua la fronte della Scena, coſi nel Thea
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            tro di Greci un lato d’un Quadrato faceua, e terminaua il Proſcenio, ma la fronte della Scena era ſopra una linea tirata fuori della circon-
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            ferenza del Circolo, che toccaua pur la circonferenza, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13170" xml:space="preserve">era egualmente distante à qual lato del quadrato, che terminaua il Proſcenio, di
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            modo, che la ſcena de Greci era piu rimota, che la ſcena de Latini.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s13172" xml:space="preserve">Oltra di queſto ſi tiraua ancho una linea, che paſſaua per lo centro, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13173" xml:space="preserve">era come Diametro equidistante, è parallela al lato detto, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13174" xml:space="preserve">alla fronte
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            della Scena: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13175" xml:space="preserve">ſopra gli eſtremi di queſta linea, la doue tocca la circonferenza, ſi faceua il centro, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13176" xml:space="preserve">prima poſto l’un piede della ſeſta in uno,
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            l’altro ſi allargaua al centro, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13177" xml:space="preserve">uolgendoſi à torno ci daua i termini della circonferenze maggiore, perche la doue toccaua la linea del Pro-
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            ſcenio, iui era il termine della circonferenza, è precintione ultima del Theatro, come e nel punto b & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13178" xml:space="preserve">c. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13179" xml:space="preserve">nella linea c. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13180" xml:space="preserve">b. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13181" xml:space="preserve">& </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13182" xml:space="preserve">i centri ſono
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            d. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13183" xml:space="preserve">c. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13184" xml:space="preserve">la machina uerſatile triangulare alla letterao. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13185" xml:space="preserve">doue è ancho la porta Regia, la fronte della Scena f. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13186" xml:space="preserve">g. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13187" xml:space="preserve">l’Orcheſtra p. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13188" xml:space="preserve">il reſtante è facile.
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s13189" xml:space="preserve">& </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13190" xml:space="preserve">gli hoſpitali, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13191" xml:space="preserve">altre ſtanze come nel Theatro de Latini. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13192" xml:space="preserve">Vero è che nella pianta del Latino, nella Scena hauemo fatto tre porte, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13193" xml:space="preserve">in cia
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            ſcuna un Triangolo uerſatile, perche ſi accompagnaſſe di proſpettiua la facciata di mezzo, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13194" xml:space="preserve">ancho à diuerſo modo hauemo congiunto la
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            Scena col Theatro, come ſi uede dalla pianta, non niego però, che ancho ad altro modo non ſi poſſa congiugnere, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13195" xml:space="preserve">ancho diſſegnare la
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            Scena;</s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13196" xml:space="preserve">ma con grande penſamento conſultando queſta coſa dellaquale nŏ ne hauemo eſſempio antico, inſieme col noſtro Palladio ſi ha giudicato
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            queſta eſſer conuenientisſima forma: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13197" xml:space="preserve">& </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13198" xml:space="preserve">di piu ſiamo ſtati aiutati dalle ruine d’un Theatro antico, che ſi troua in Vicenza tra gli horti, & </s>
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            le caſe d’alcuni Cittadini, doue ſi ſcorgono tre Nichi della Scena, la doue noi hauemo posto le tre porte, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13200" xml:space="preserve">il Nichio di mezzo è bello, e gran
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            de, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13201" xml:space="preserve">ci ha dato alquanto di lume. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13202" xml:space="preserve">Specialmente al buon giuditio, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13203" xml:space="preserve">eſperienza, che ha il detto Palladio, in ogni bella maniera di fabrica,
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            & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13204" xml:space="preserve">il guſto delle coſe antiche, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13205" xml:space="preserve">ſe altro ci manca, lo laſciamo al giudicio, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13206" xml:space="preserve">alla inuentione de gh altri, che potranno forſe aggiugnere alle
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            coſe nostre amoreuolmente qualche oſſeruatione, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s13207" xml:space="preserve">qui è la pianta del Theatro de Greci, doue ci mancano quelle ombre, che poste ſono
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            nel Theatro de Latini laſciate per la negligenza del tagliatore.</s>
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