text_original: The task is intri  cate and large, and the space given me to fill PREFACE. 7 is very narrow. But, so far as it goes, this little sketch may perhaps be of some service in indicating the movements of the earlier French Renaissance.
text_transcription: THE TASK IS INTRICATE AND LARGE AND THE SPACE GIVEN ME TO FILL IS VERY NARROW BUT SO FAR AS IT GOES THIS LITTLE SKETCH MAY PERHAPS BE OF SOME SERVICE IN INDICATING THE MOVEMENTS OF THE EARLIER FRENCH RENAISSANCE
phonemes: ðə tˈæsk ɪz ɪntɹˈaɪ kˈeɪt ænd lˈɑːɹdʒ, ænd ðə spˈeɪs ɡˈɪvən mˌiː tə fˈɪl pɹˈɛfəs. sˈɛvən ɪz vˈɛɹi nˈæɹoʊ. bˌʌt, sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ æz ɪt ɡˈoʊz, ðɪs lˈɪɾəl skˈɛtʃ mˈeɪ pɚhˈæps biː ʌv sˌʌm sˈɜːvɪs ɪn ˈɪndᵻkˌeɪɾɪŋ ðə mˈuːvmənts ʌvðɪ ˈɜːlɪɚ fɹˈɛntʃ ɹˈɛnəsˌɑːns.