text_original: Inasmuch, therefore, as he excelled in the methods of illumination, he was a singularly skillful craftsman; but inasmuch as he has never been surpassed for purity and precision and sweep of outline, or for the fidelity with which he produced the racial characteristics of foreign nations, or for the truth and spirit with which he depicted all varieties of animal Ufe, he was undoubtedly and un  questionably an artist.
text_transcription: INASMUCH THEREFORE AS HE EXCELLED IN THE METHODS OF ILLUMINATION HE WAS A SINGULARLY SKILFUL CRAFTSMAN BUT INASMUCH AS HE HAS NEVER BEEN SURPASSED FOR PURITY AND PRECISION AND SWEEP OF OUTLINE OR FOR THE FIDELITY WITH WHICH HE PRODUCED THE RACIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FOREIGN NATIONS OR FOR THE TRUTH AND SPIRIT WITH WHICH HE DEPICTED ALL VARIETIES OF ANIMAL LIFE HE WAS UNDOUBTEDLY AND UNQUESTIONABLY AN ARTIST
phonemes: ɪnɐsmˈʌtʃ, ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ, æz hiː ɛksˈɛld ɪnðə mˈɛθədz ʌv ɪlˌuːmᵻnˈeɪʃən, hiː wʌzɐ sˈɪŋɡjʊlɚli skˈɪlfəl kɹˈæftsmən; bˌʌt ɪnɐsmˈʌtʃ æz hiː hɐz nˈɛvɚ bˌɪn sɚpˈæst fɔːɹ pjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi ænd pɹɪsˈɪʒən ænd swˈiːp ʌv ˈaʊtlaɪn, ɔːɹ fɚðə fᵻdˈɛlᵻɾi wɪð wˌɪtʃ hiː pɹədˈuːst ðə ɹˈeɪʃəl kˌæɹɪktɚɹˈɪstɪks ʌv fˈɔːɹən nˈeɪʃənz, ɔːɹ fɚðə tɹˈuːθ ænd spˈɪɹɪt wɪð wˌɪtʃ hiː dᵻpˈɪktᵻd ˈɔːl vɚɹˈaɪəɾiz ʌv ˈænɪməl jˈuːf, hiː wʌz ʌndˈaʊɾᵻdli ænd ˈʌn kwˈɛstʃənəbli ɐn ˈɑːɹɾɪst.