text_original: It is clear that Leonardo, through his comprehension of art, began many things and never finished one of them, since it seemed to him that the hand was not able to attain to the perfection of art in carrying out the things which he imagined; for the reason that he conceived in idea difficulties so subtle and so marvellous, that they could never be expressed by the hands, be they ever so excellent.
text_transcription: IT IS CLEAR THAT LEONARDO THROUGH HIS COMPREHENSION OF ART BEGAN MANY THINGS AND NEVER FINISHED ONE OF THEM SINCE IT SEEMED TO HIM THAT THE HAND WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTAIN TO THE PERFECTION OF ART IN CARRYING OUT THE THINGS WHICH HE IMAGINED FOR THE REASON THAT HE CONCEIVED IN IDEA DIFFICULTIES SO SUBTLE AND SO MARVELLOUS THAT THEY COULD NEVER BE EXPRESSED BY THE HANDS BE THEY EVER SO EXCELLENT
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz klˈɪɹ ðæt liənˈɑːɹdoʊ, θɹuː hɪz kˌɑːmpɹihˈɛnʃən ʌv ˈɑːɹt, bɪɡˈæn mˈɛni θˈɪŋz ænd nˈɛvɚ fˈɪnɪʃt wˈʌn ʌv ðˌɛm, sˈɪns ɪt sˈiːmd tə hˌɪm ðætðə hˈænd wʌz nˌɑːt ˈeɪbəl tʊ ɐtˈeɪn tə ðə pɚfˈɛkʃən ʌv ˈɑːɹt ɪn kˈæɹiɪŋ ˈaʊt ðə θˈɪŋz wˌɪtʃ hiː ɪmˈædʒɪnd; fɚðə ɹˈiːzən ðæt hiː kənsˈiːvd ɪn aɪdˈiə dˈɪfɪkˌʌltiz sˌoʊ sˈʌɾəl ænd sˌoʊ mˈɑːɹvələs, ðæt ðeɪ kʊd nˈɛvɚ biː ɛkspɹˈɛst baɪ ðə hˈændz, biː ðeɪ ˈɛvɚ sˌoʊ ˈɛksələnt.