text_original: It is said that Ser Piero da Vinci, being at his villa, was besought as a favour, by a peasant of his, who had made a buckler with his own hands out of a fig tree that he had cut down on the farm, to have it painted for him in Florence, which he did very willingly, since the countryman was very skilful at catching birds and fishing, and Ser Piero made much use of him in these pursuits.
text_transcription: IT IS SAID THAT SIR PIERO DA VINCI BEING AT HIS VILLA WAS BESOUGHT AS A FAVOR BY A PEASANT OF HIS WHO HAD MADE A BUCKLER WITH HIS OWN HANDS OUT OF A FIG TREE THAT HE HAD CUT DOWN ON THE FARM TO HAVE IT PAINTED FOR HIM IN FLORENCE WHICH HE DID VERY WILLINGLY SINCE THE COUNTRYMAN WAS SO SKILFUL AT CATCHING BIRDS AND FISHING AND SER PIERO MADE MUCH USE OF HIM IN THESE PURSUITS
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz sˈɛd ðæt sˈɜː pˈɪɹoʊ dɐvˈɪntʃi, bˌiːɪŋ æt hɪz vˈɪlə, wʌz bᵻsˈɔːt æz ɐ fˈeɪvɚ, baɪ ɐ pˈɛzənt ʌv hˈɪz, hˌuː hæd mˌeɪd ɐ bˈʌklɚ wɪð hɪz ˈoʊn hˈændz ˌaʊɾəv ɐ fˈɪɡ tɹˈiː ðæt hiː hæd kˈʌt dˌaʊn ɔnðə fˈɑːɹm, tə hæv ɪt pˈeɪntᵻd fɔːɹ hˌɪm ɪn flˈɔːɹəns, wˌɪtʃ hiː dˈɪd vˈɛɹi wˈɪlɪŋli, sˈɪns ðə kˈʌntɹɪmən wʌz vˈɛɹi skˈɪlfəl æt kˈætʃɪŋ bˈɜːdz ænd fˈɪʃɪŋ, ænd sˈɜː pˈɪɹoʊ mˌeɪd mˈʌtʃ jˈuːs ʌv hˌɪm ɪn ðiːz pɚsˈuːts.