Chapter VI: Of Unity, or the Type of the Divine Comprehensiveness

Sec. 1. The general conception of divine Unity. 50
Sec. 2. The glory of all things is their Unity. 50
Sec. 3. The several kinds of unity. Subjectional. Original. Of
sequence, and of membership. 51
Sec. 4 Unity of membership. How secured. 52
Sec. 5. Variety. Why required. 53
Sec. 6. Change, and its influence on beauty. 54
Sec. 7. The love of change. How morbid and evil. 55
Sec. 8. The conducing of variety towards unity of subjection. 55
Sec. 9. And towards unity of sequence. 57
Sec. 10. The nature of proportion. 1st, of apparent proportion. 57
Sec. 11. The value of apparent proportion in curvature. 60
Sec. 12. How by nature obtained. 61
Sec. 13. Apparent proportion in melodies of line. 61
Sec. 14. Error of Burke in this matter. 62
Sec. 15. Constructive proportion. Its influence in plants. 63
Sec. 16. And animals. 64
Sec. 17. Summary. 64

CHAPTER VII.--Of Repose, or the Type of Divine Permanence.

Sec. 1. Universal feeling respecting the necessity of repose in art.
Its sources. 65
Sec. 2. Repose how expressed in matter. 66
Sec. 3. The necessity to repose of an implied energy. 66
Sec. 4. Mental repose, how noble. 67
Sec. 5. Its universal value as a test of art. 68
Sec. 6. Instances in the Laocoon and Theseus. 69
Sec. 7. And in altar tombs. 70

CHAPTER VIII.--Of Symmetry, or the Type of Divine Justice.

Sec. 1. Symmetry, what and how found in organic nature. 72
Sec. 2. How necessary in art. 72
Sec. 3. To what its agreeableness is referable. Various instances. 73
Sec. 4. Especially in religious art. 73

CHAPTER IX.--Of Purity, or the Type of Divine Energy.

Sec. 1. The influence of light as a sacred symbol. 75
Sec. 2. The idea of purity connected with it. 75
Sec. 3. Originally derived from conditions of matter. 76
Sec. 4. Associated ideas adding to the power of the impression.
Influence of clearness. 76
Sec. 5. Perfect beauty of surface, in what consisting. 77
Sec. 6. Purity only metaphorically a type of sinlessness. 78
Sec. 7. Energy, how expressed by purity of matter. 79
Sec. 8. And of color. 79
Sec. 9. Spirituality, how so expressed. 79

CHAPTER X.--Of Moderation, or the Type of Government by Law.

Sec. 1. Meaning of the terms Chasteness and Refinement. 81
Sec. 2. How referable to temporary fashions. 81
Sec. 3. How to the perception of completion. 81
Sec. 4. Finish, by great masters esteemed essential. 82
Sec. 5. Moderation, its nature and value. 84
Sec. 6. It is the girdle of beauty. 84
Sec. 7. How found in natural curves and colors. 84
Sec. 8. How difficult of attainment, yet essential to all good. 85

CHAPTER XI.--General Inferences respecting Typical Beauty.

Sec. 1. The subject incompletely treated, yet admitting of general
conclusions. 86
Sec. 2. Typical beauty not created for man's sake. 87
Sec. 3. But degrees of it for his sake admitted. 87
Sec. 4. What encouragement hence to be received. 87