Vitruvius Pollio, I dieci libri dell?architettura, 1567

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                  Delle. stelle che ſono dal Zodiaco al mezo dì.
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                  Cap. VII.
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                  <s id="s.007343">Primieramente ſotto il Capricorno è il Peſce Auſtrale, che da lungi riguarda
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                  Cepheo con la coda, & da quello al Sagittario il luogo è uoto. </s>
                  <s id="s.007344">il Thuribolo
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                  è ſotto l'artiglio di Scorpione. </s>
                  <s id="s.007345">ma le prime parti del Centauro ſono uicine
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                  alla Bilancia, & allo Scorpione. </s>
                  <s id="s.007346">Tengono in mano quel ſimulacro, che i peri
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                  ti chiamano la beſtia delle ſtelle. </s>
                  <s id="s.007347">Lungo la Vergine, il Leone, & il Cancro, ſta il Serpente,
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                  ilquale porgendo una ſquadra di ſtelle intorto ſotto cigne lo ſpacio del Cancro, alzando
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                  il roſtro uerſo il Leone, & nel mezo del corpo ſoſtiene la Tazza ſottoponendo la coda alla
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                  mano della Vergine, nellaquale è il Coruo. </s>
                  <s id="s.007348">Ma quelle ſtelle, che ſono ſopra le ſpalle egual
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                  mente riluceno. </s>
                  <s id="s.007349">ma alla parte di dentro al uentre del Serpente ſotto la coda è ſottopoſto
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                  il Centauro. </s>
                  <s id="s.007350">Appreſſo la Tazza, & il Leone è la naue d'Argo, la cui prora è oſcurata, ma l'al
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                  bero, & quelle parti, che ſono intorno il temone appareno eminenti. </s>
                  <s id="s.007351">& eſſa nauicella, &
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                  la poppa, è congiunta per la ſommità della coda del cane.
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                  Et qui s'intende del Cane
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                  maggiore.
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                  <s id="s.007352">Ma il Cane minore ſeguita i Gemelli, & all'incontro è il capo del Serpente, & il mag­
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                  gior Cane ſeguita il minore. </s>
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                  Douemo auuertire, che quando Vitr. dice, che il minor Cane ſeguita i Gemelli, intende, che il
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                  minor cane è a dirimpetto ſopra i Gemelli, perche l'ordine di Vitr. è di porre le imagini di quà, et
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                  di là dal Zodiaco, accompagnandole con i ſegni del Zodiaco, accioche ſi ſappia il ſito loro nel cie­
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                  lo. </s>
                  <s id="s.007354">& però douemo auuertire a queſto in tutto il trattamento diſopra, & di ſotto, ilche bene
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                  ci leuerà la fatica d'intendere molte coſe.
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                  <s id="s.007355">Ma Orione è attrauerſato, ſottopoſto, è fiaccato ſotto l'unghia del Toro, & tiene con la
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                  ſiniſtra la claua, alzando l'altra mano ſopra i Gemelli. </s>
                  <s id="s.007356">Ma appreſſo la ſua pianta è il Cane,
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                  poco lontano che perſeguita il Lepore. </s>
                  <s id="s.007357">Ma al Montone, & a i Peſci, è ſottopoſta la Ba­
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                  lena, dalla cui teſta ordinatamente è diſpoſto un ſottile ſpargimento di ſtelle, ad amendue
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                  i peſci, che Grecamente Hermidone è detto. </s>
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                  Plinio chiama commiſſura de i peſci quella, che i Greci chiamano Hermidone, altri l'hanno
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                  chiamata cinta, o legame. </s>
                  <s id="s.007359">altri lino, o filo. </s>
                  <s id="s.007360">percioche pare, che annodi la parte Settentriona­
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                  le, con la parte meridiana. </s>
                  <s id="s.007361">Hermidone uuol dire, piacere, o diletto di Mercurio, ma con difficul­
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                  tà ſi tragge dal commento di Arato questa coſa.
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                  <s id="s.007362">Et per grande ſpacio uerſo la parte di dentro ſchiacciato il nodo de i Peſci tocca la ſom
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                  ma creſta della Balena. </s>
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                  Cioè il detto nodo entra molto dentro nella parte auſtrale, & come i giri de i ſerpenti per­
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                  uiene fino alla ſommit à della cresta della Balena. </s>
                  <s id="s.007364">puo anche ſtare, che nel latino non ci uoglia eſ­
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                  ſere quella parola, Serpentium, ouero, che in luogo di Serpentium, dica piſcium.
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                  <s id="s.007365">Ma il fiume Eridano con una apparenza di ſtelle piglia il capo della ſua fonte dal ſini­
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                  ſtro piede d'Orione. </s>
                  <s id="s.007366">Ma quella acqua, che ſi dice eſſere ſparta dallo Aquario ſcorre tra
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                  la teſta del Peſce Auſtrale, & la coda della Balena. </s>
                  <s id="s.007367">Io ho eſpoſto quelli ſimulacri di ſtel­
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                  le, che dalla natura, & dalla mente diuina diſegnate come piacque a Democrito inueſtiga­
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                  tore della natura, ſono ſtate figurate, & formate nel mondo. </s>
                  <s id="s.007368">Ma non tutti però da me ſo­
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                  no ſtati poſti, ma ſolamente quelli, de i quali potemo auuertire gli orti, & gli occaſi, &
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                  quelli con gli occhi uedere. </s>
                  <s id="s.007369">imperoche, ſi come i Settentrioni girandoſi d'intorno al car­
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                  dine dello aſſe non tramontano, nè uanno ſotto l'Orizonte, coſi d'intorno al cardine
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                  meridiano, che per la inclinatione del mondo è ſotto la terra, girandoſi, & naſconden-</s>
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