text_original: By reason, then, of the excellence of the works of this most divine craftsman, his fame had so increased that all persons who took delight in art  nay, the whole city of Florence  desired that he should leave them some memorial, and it was being proposed everywhere that he should be commissioned to execute some great and notable work, whereby the commonwealth might be honoured and adorned by the great genius, grace and judgment that were seen in the works of Leonardo.
text_transcription: BY REASON THEN OF THE EXCELLENCE OF THE WORKS OF THIS MOST DIVINE CRAFTSMAN HIS FAME HAD SO INCREASED THAT ALL PERSONS WHO TOOK DELIGHT IN ART NAY THE WHOLE CITY OF FLORENCE DESIRED THAT HE SHOULD LEAVE THEM SOME MEMORIAL AND IT WAS BEING PROPOSED EVERY WHERE THAT HE SHOULD BE COMMISSIONED TO EXECUTE SOME GREAT AND NOTABLE WORK WHEREBY THE COMMONWEALTH MIGHT BE HONORED AND ADORNED BY THE GREAT GENIUS GRACE AND JUDGMENT THAT WERE SEEN IN THE WORKS OF LEONARDO
phonemes: baɪ ɹˈiːzən, ðˈɛn, ʌvðɪ ˈɛksələns ʌvðə wˈɜːks ʌv ðɪs mˈoʊst dᵻvˈaɪn kɹˈæftsmən, hɪz fˈeɪm hæd sˌoʊ ɪŋkɹˈiːst ðæt ˈɔːl pˈɜːsənz hˌuː tˈʊk dᵻlˈaɪt ɪn ˈɑːɹt nˈeɪ, ðə hˈoʊl sˈɪɾi ʌv flˈɔːɹəns dɪzˈaɪɚd ðæt hiː ʃˌʊd lˈiːv ðˌɛm sˌʌm məmˈɔːɹɪəl, ænd ɪt wʌz bˌiːɪŋ pɹəpˈoʊzd ˈɛvɹɪwˌɛɹ ðæt hiː ʃˌʊd biː kəmˈɪʃənd tʊ ˈɛksᵻkjˌuːt sˌʌm ɡɹˈeɪt ænd nˈoʊɾəbəl wˈɜːk, wˈɛɹbaɪ ðə kˈɑːmənwˌɛlθ mˌaɪt biː ˈɑːnɚd ænd ɐdˈɔːɹnd baɪ ðə ɡɹˈeɪt dʒˈiːnɪəs, ɡɹˈeɪs ænd dʒˈʌdʒmənt ðæt wɜː sˈiːn ɪnðə wˈɜːks ʌv liənˈɑːɹdoʊ.