text_original: For this reason he was often wont to ask any man whom he knew to have seen the world, in what part the best craftsmen in that calling were formed; particularly his master, who always gave him one and the same answer  namely, that it was in Florence more than in any other place that men became perfect in all the arts, especially in painting, since in that city men are spurred by three things.
text_transcription: FOR THIS REASON HE WAS OFTEN WONT TO ASK ANY MAN WHOM HE KNEW TO HAVE SEEN THE WORLD IN WHAT PART THE BEST CRAFTSMEN IN THAT CALLING WERE FORMED PARTICULARLY HIS MASTER WHO ALWAYS GAVE HIM ONE AND THE SAME ANSWER NAMELY THAT IT WAS IN FLORENCE MORE THAN IN ANY OTHER PLACE THAT MEN BECAME PERFECT IN ALL THE ARTS ESPECIALLY IN PAINTING SINCE IN THAT CITY MEN ARE SPURRED BY THREE THINGS
phonemes: fɔːɹ ðɪs ɹˈiːzən hiː wʌz ˈɔfən wˈɔnt tʊ ˈæsk ˌɛni mˈæn hˈuːm hiː nˈuː tə hæv sˈiːn ðə wˈɜːld, ɪn wʌt pˈɑːɹt ðə bˈɛst kɹˈæftsmɛn ɪn ðæt kˈɔːlɪŋ wɜː fˈɔːɹmd; pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli hɪz mˈæstɚ, hˌuː ˈɔːlweɪz ɡˈeɪv hˌɪm wˈʌn ænd ðə sˈeɪm ˈænsɚ nˈeɪmli, ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz ɪn flˈɔːɹəns mˈɔːɹ ðɐn ɪn ˌɛni ˈʌðɚ plˈeɪs ðæt mˈɛn bɪkˌeɪm pˈɜːfɛkt ɪn ˈɔːl ðɪ ˈɑːɹts, ɪspˈɛʃəli ɪn pˈeɪntɪŋ, sˈɪns ɪn ðæt sˈɪɾi mˈɛn ɑːɹ spˈɜːd baɪ θɹˈiː θˈɪŋz.