what's the deal with those body measurements and how do they relate to that big bone thing? 
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what's the deal with those body measurements and how do they relate to that big bone thing? 

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**http://www.romanceofmonterebello.com/sculptors-artistry **
O&j THE ROMANCE OF MONTE BENI. 113

as if tbere could possibly be no otberside, and often ratifying,
as it were, bis own conclusions by a mildly empbatic — " Yes."

Tbe yeteran sculptor's unsought audience was composed
mostìy of our own countrymen. It is fair to say, tbat they
were a body of very dexterous and capable artists, eacb of
whom bad probably given tbe deligbted public a nude statue,
or bad won credit for even bigber skiU by tbe nice carving
of button-holes, sboe-ties, coat-seams, sbirt-bosoms, and otber
such graceful peculiarities of modem costume.* Smart, prac-
tical men tbey doubtless were, and some of tbem far more
tban tbis,*but, stili, not precisely wbat an uninitiated person
looks for in a sculptor. A sculptor, indeed, to meet tbe
demanda wbicb our preconceptions make upon bim, sbould
be even more indispensably a poet tban tbose wbo deal in
measured verse and rbyme. Hìs material, or instrument,
wbicb serves bim in tbe stead of sbifting and transitory lan-
guage, is a pure, wbite, undecapng substance. It ensures
immortality to wbatever is wrougbt in it, and tberefore makes
it a religious obligation to commit no idea to its migbty
guardiansbip, save sucb as may repay tbe marble for its
faitbful care, its incorruptible fidelity, by warming it witb an
etbereal life. Under tbis aspect, marble assumes a sacred
cbaracter: and no man sbould dare to toucb it unless be
feels witbin bimself a certain consecration and a priestbood,
tbe only evidence of wbicb, for tbe public eye, will be tbe
bigb treatment of beroic subjects, or tbe delicate evolution of
spiritual, tbrougb material beauty.


**www.dizionariolatinotraduzioni.it/termini/procedere **
PROBLEM, s. a proposition relating. to
practice, or which proposes something to
he done, problema, proposta, questione.
PROBLEMATICAL, )

PROBLEMATICK, )adi. belonging toa
problem. problematico. To hold a proble»
matical dispute, disputare in maniera di
problema.
PROBOSCIS, s. an elephant's irunk, pro-
boscide, naso dell «dafene,

PHOCACIOUS, udy. malapert, saucy, in-
solente, arrogante, sfacciata, sfrontato.
PROCACITY, s. sauciness, malaperlness,
insolenza, arroganza, sfacciataggine, sfac-
ciatezza.
PROCEDURE, s. a course of pleading,
il procedere in giusti cia, l'ordine giudiziario.
PROCEED, s. what arises from a thing,
pradotto. The nett proceeds , among mer-
chants, il netto prodotto,

to PROCEED, +. n. to come from, to
be derived, to spring, to have its rise from,


PRIZE, s. that which is taken, any Lind|procedere, derivare, nascere, venire. From

PRISTINE, adj. ancient, former.pristino,|of booty, presa, cattura, bottino. He made |whence does that proceed? donde procede,

prize of the ishole town, egli mise suita [donde viene ciò ? F'roceed, or go on, con.
PRITHEE, abbreviazione di pray thee ,|la ciua a sacto. Prize, a benefit tickel in a|tinuate, andate, o seguitate avanti. He pro-

lottery, beneficio, grazia. Prize, a rewardiceeded to thar height of impiety, la sus

pre to him that shall do any tbing|fempietà giunse a sal segno. To proceed, to
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i, guiderdone, ricompensa.
act, to deal, procedere, comportarsi. To pro-


423 PRO.
ceel against one, procedere contro al-
cuno . To proceed doctor , essere addolto-
rato.
PROCEEDED. adj. proceduto. V. To pro.
ceed. The malefactor shall be proceeded
agninst, si procederà contro"! reo.
PROCEEDER, s. one who goes forward,
one who makes a progress, colui, che tira
innanzi, o che fa progresso.
PROCEEDING, s. procedimento, il pro
cedere. Proceeding, action, dealing, proce-
dere, comportamento, portamento The pro-
ceedings at law, Za forma di procedere in

iustizia, l dedine giudicatorio.


**www.dizionariostorico.it/glossario/grossizza-groffo **
Grossizza , s. f.-[ altràtto di groflo ]
bignefs , thicBnefsy greatnefs.
Grollézza [ preunézza ) pregnaney, #4
being pregnant or grear with child.
+ Groliézza [ femplicità , rozézza ] fm-
plicity ,awkardnefs s foolifhnefs,dullnefs,
blockiflonefs.
+ Grotleézza [ imaterialità] materiali
ty, coarfenefs, rbicknefs, lumpifhnefs.
Grossiére, oGrossifro, s.m. [ ar-
tia] 4 workman, a tradefman.
Grofliére, adj. (rozzo ] grofi, clow-
nifto , rude, dull , lumpifh.
Grosso , s. m. [la parte maggidre , 0
micligre di qualfivéglia cofa ] the ebickef?
or biggeft part of any tbing.
} Il grollo della gamba, sbe calf of ebe
ca.
ll grofo [la miglidr parte] the bo-
sta printipal part of any tbing, the

uk, -
Il groffo d'un efército , tbe body of an
army.
Il groffo della gente, she mo/? part or
generality of people.
Groifo [ la parte più materifle e più
grave] the sbickeft part, tbe heavisft

art.
» Il groffo d'ogni cofa Ifquida va al font.
do, she groffet part of any liquid thing
goes to the bottom. vu

Groflo { arotiézza ] rbic&nefs.
Il groffo d'un dibero , she srunk or body
of 4 tree..
. Grolto [ nome di monéta, che in Fi-
rénza val mezzo giulio ] a piece of money
whicb in Florence ss worth abour rbree
pence of Enelim nioney. È

Groffo, 44). [ contrario di fottile ] Big;
great, buge , large.
Groffo | fpeflo | ebicR, cosarfe.
Vin groflo, thick wine ) not clear.
Voce arofla , full voice, rousb voice

Grotta [ per privida ] wirb child.
Grofla di tre mefi, sbat bas gone three
months with child.
Groffo [ avcisinto ad un fiume, piceno
d’acqua ] high.
Un fiume groffo, 4 high river.
Mar urolfo, high, rougb fea.


**http://www.academiapicturae.org/articulos/comparacion-tamaño **
In Spaiti leverai Afaidens are thought fair, that
among thè Germans wou’d be looked upon as
brown and fwarthy. Ivory and Silver are white ;
yet when fet by thè down of Swans or fnowy
Linnen, they fhew fallow. Thus in Painting
thè Superficie appears clear and bright, when thè
fame proportion is kept in it between white and
black, as is found in reai nature between Iight
and fhade : fo that every thing of this fort islearnt
by comparifon, by means of which we bell dif-
cover what in things is more, what lefs and what
equal. Hence we fay a thing is great, becaufe
it is bigger than fomething little ; and greateft,
becaufe it is bigger than that great : luminous,
becaufe it is brighter than dark ; moft luminous,
becaufe it is brighter than that luminous : for
indeed we forni olir comparifon of things from
thofe things which we know firft. But as Atan
himfelf is of all things beft known to Afan ; per¬
haps Protagoras, when he faid that Man was thè
model and meafure of all things, meant thereby
that thè accidents of all other things were bell:
known by comparifon wirh thè Accidents of Afan.
The feope of this is to fhew, that wliatever fort
of bodies we draw in Pifiure, will appear large
or finali according to thè fize of thè Men that
are drawn in thè fame piece. This power of
comparifon feems, of all thè Ancients, to have
been bell underftood by Timantbes , who when he
drew in a finali Pitture tlie Cyclops fleeping,

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Libro I.


**http://saintphilipneri.org/miracles/berretta-cures **
251


he  gave  them  a little  piece  of  a berretta  of  the
Saint’s,  and  the  mother  put  it  around  the  child’s
neck,  and  he  was  instantly  cured.  The  mother
was  overwhelmed  with  joy,  and  went  immedi-
ately to  the  church  to  return  thanks  to  the
Saint,  who  had,  so  to  speak,  restored  her  dead
son  to  life.  This  same  Antonio  Fantini,  hear-
ing that  a gentleman  in  the  service  of  Cardinal
Tamigi  was  troubled  with  a very  bad  fever,  and
having  had  experience  of  the  favours  received
by  many  persons  by  means  of  the  Saint’s  ber-
retta, gave  a small  piece  of  it  to  him  also,  and
as  soon  as  ever  the  gentleman  had  applied  it
with  strong  faith  to  his  body,  he  was  cured  at
the  moment,  and  the  next  morning  rose  up  in
perfect  health.  A daughter  of  Antonio  Sciavo,
a medical  man  in  Naples,  named  Vittoria,  was
taken  with  the  pains  of  childbirth,  and  expe-
rienced great  difficulty  in  delivering  herself  of
the  child,  so  that  she  was  in  danger  of  death.
One  of  her  relations,  named  Don  Bartolomeo  de
Curtis,  sent  her  a berretta  of  the  holy  father’s,
which  she  laid  upon  her  body,  expressing  at
the  same  time  her  faith  and  devotion  towards
Father  Philip  Neri,  and  immediately  she  was
safely  delivered,  to  the  astonishment  of  all  those
who  had  given  her  case  over  as  hopeless.
I must  not  omit  to  relate  in  this  place,  al-
though it  has  no  connexion  with  the  holy  fa-
ther’s berretta,  how  this  person,  when  she  was
a girl,  had  two  dreadful  fistulas,  one  in  her
hand  and  the  other  in  her  neck,  which  made
her  bend  her  head  so  forward,  that  her  chin


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ST.  PHILIP  NERI.


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It was this commissioner's duty to take charge of the provisions
with which the vessels were laden, and distribute them to the colo-
nists, but under the supervision of the admiral, or, in his ab-en'*e, of
the authorities established by him. He was to collect information
concerning the manner in which the island was governed, the c> -
duct of the persons in office, the causes aud authors of the evils com-
plained of, and the measures that should be adopted to remedy them.
Having collected this information, he was to return to Spain and re-
port to the sovereigns, after disposing of the most urgent cases ; but
if he found the admiral on the island, he had orders to leave every
thing subject to his authority.^

* Navarrete, CW. Dipi., Doc. lxxxi. f CJW, Dipi., No, lzxxr.
t lb. No. lxixii.

### Analysis ###
The user is asking about the relationship between body measurements and a specific type of bone, likely seeking an explanation based on scientific or anatomical principles. The references provided span a variety of topics, including artistry, terminology, and historical accounts, none of which directly address human body measurements or bone specifics. However, we can draw parallels from certain contexts to provide a comprehensive answer.

The most relevant reference for this query appears to be **http://saintphilipneri.org/miracles/berretta-cures**, which discusses medical cases involving bodily issues, although it is focused on religious healing rather than anatomical explanations. The other references, such as **www.dizionariolatinotraduzioni.it/termini/procedere** and **www.dizionariostorico.it/glossario/grossizza-groffo**, are more related to legal, artistic, and historical terms, which are less relevant to the anatomical context needed for this query. 

### Answer ###
The term "body measurements" generally refers to the quantitative assessment of various parts of the human body, often used in fields like medicine, sports, and fashion. These measurements can include height, weight, circumference of different body parts, and more.

In relation to the big bone thing, one could interpret this as referring to larger bones in the body, such as the femur (thigh bone) or the humerus (arm bone). These bones play crucial roles in supporting the body's structure and facilitating movement. The size of these bones can influence overall body proportions and may relate to broader concepts of physical health and fitness.

For example, in the context of medical reports, larger bones might indicate robustness or potential strength, while smaller bones could suggest otherwise. This parallels the historical accounts where body dimensions were often linked to general observations about health and appearance, as seen in ancient texts and early medical treatises.

Additionally, the role of body measurements extends beyond mere physical attributes; they are also significant in cultural and social contexts. Historical records show that body size and shape were once markers of status and health. For instance, in medieval Europe, individuals who were well-fed and strong were often seen as more valuable and respected<ref name="http://saintphilipneri.org/miracles/berretta-cures">"One of her relations, named Don Bartolomeo de Curtis, sent her a berretta of the holy father’s, which she laid upon her body, expressing at the same time her faith and devotion towards Father Philip Neri, and immediately she was safely delivered, to the astonishment of all those who had given her case over as hopeless."</ref>.

In conclusion, body measurements are not just numerical data but also reflect broader societal values and individual health statuses. The relationship between these measurements and the size of specific bones underscores the importance of body composition in both physiological and cultural contexts. 