The First Book

And the open Hand, a 15th part.
After that, I make, according to the third line, the Man viewed from behind, measuring broad between the Armpits by a 4th part.
And the Cleft the natal cleft or the division of the buttocks from behind upwards, an 8th part.
And the Heels original: "Verssen ofte Hielen," using two words for the same part, I make broad at the back, a 24th part.
When I have now orderly described and drawn all length, thickness, and breadth by the three upright lines, then I draw the figure with lines according to my own judgment therein; or, if I am able, I place a Man of such likeness before me and draw the lines after him, which always turns out better than that which I have made according to my own mind the author emphasizes that drawing from a live model is superior to drawing from memory or theory alone.

It is also especially noteworthy (when one draws in the lines of the Man's figure) how Nature has so masterfully made the Man, just as if the upper Body were set upon the legs in two pieces; for on both sides from the beginning of the Hips, a furrow original: "vrouwe," an archaic term referring here to the anatomical groove or iliac furrow goes from above down around the Belly. Likewise backwards above the Buttocks, which I then wish to indicate in the drawing with a specific line, as it stands before your eyes hereafter, in the figure seen from the side, and also from the front and back.
This Man I designate with a Letter A.

A large, ornate woodcut tailpiece in an inverted triangular shape. The decoration consists of symmetrical scrolling vine-work and acanthus leaves. At the top center, there is a small grotesque mask or face from which the foliage and scrolls originate. The bottom tapers into a stylized floral drop.