text_original: These things had not been done by Giotto or by the other early craftsmen, although they had discovered the rudiments of all these difficulties, and had touched them on the surface; as in their drawing, which was sounder and more true to nature than it had been before, and likewise in harmony of colouring and in the grouping of figures in scenes, and in many other respects of which enough has been said.
text_transcription: THESE THINGS HAD NOT BEEN DONE BY JOTO OR BY THE OTHER EARLY CRAFTSMEN ALTHOUGH THEY HAD DISCOVERED THE RUDIMENTS OF ALL THESE DIFFICULTIES AND HAD TOUCHED THEM ON THE SURFACE AS IN THEIR DRAWING WHICH WAS SOUNDER AND MORE TRUE TO NATURE THAN IT HAD BEEN BEFORE AND LIKEWISE IN HARMONY OF COLOURING AND IN THE GROUPING OF FIGURES IN SCENES AND IN MANY OTHER RESPECTS OF WHICH ENOUGH HAS BEEN SAID
phonemes: ðiːz θˈɪŋz hæd nˌɑːt bˌɪn dˈʌn baɪ dʒɪˈɑːɾoʊ ɔːɹ baɪ ðɪ ˈʌðɚɹ ˈɜːli kɹˈæftsmɛn, ɔːlðˈoʊ ðeɪ hæd dɪskˈʌvɚd ðə ɹˈuːdɪmənts ʌv ˈɔːl ðiːz dˈɪfɪkˌʌltiz, ænd hæd tˈʌtʃt ðˌɛm ɔnðə sˈɜːfɪs; æz ɪn ðɛɹ dɹˈɔːɪŋ, wˌɪtʃ wʌz sˈaʊndɚ ænd mˈɔːɹ tɹˈuː tə nˈeɪtʃɚ ðɐn ɪt hɐdbɪn bᵻfˈɔːɹ, ænd lˈaɪkwaɪz ɪn hˈɑːɹməni ʌv kˈʌlɚɹɪŋ ænd ɪnðə ɡɹˈuːpɪŋ ʌv fˈɪɡjɚz ɪn sˈiːnz, ænd ɪn mˈɛni ˈʌðɚ ɹᵻspˈɛkts ʌvwˈɪtʃ ɪnˈʌf hˈæzbiːn sˈɛd.