Dr. Brook Taylor's method of perspective made easy, both in theory and practice : in two books : being an attempt to make the art of perspective easy and familiar, to adapt it intirely to the arts of design, and to make it an entertaining study to any gentleman who shall chuse so polite an amusement / by Joshua Kirby, painter ; illustrated with fifty copper plates, most of which are engrav'd by the author ...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kirby, John Joshua, 1716-1774.

Contributor:

Taylor, Brook, 1685-1731.

Hogarth, William, 1697-1764

Perkins Architectural Rare Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Perspective--Early works to 1800.

Perspective.

Genre:

Subscription lists (Publishing) -- England -- London -- 18th century.

Penn Provenance:

Lloyd, Nathaniel (bookplate)

Cox, Richard (bookplate)

Griesdale, H. (autograph, 1764)

Physical Description:

2 volumes : illustrations ; 27 cm (4to)

Edition:

The second edition.

Other Title:

Method of perspective made easy, both in theory and practice

Practice of perspective

Place of Publication:

Ipswich : Printed by W. Craighton, for the author ; [London] : Sold by the author ... London ... [and 9 others] ; At Cambridge : By W. Thurlbourn ; At Oxford : By J. Green, engraver ; At Norwich : By J. Gleed ; And at Ipswich : By W. Craighton, MDCCLV [1755]

Notes:

Title of Book 2 reads: The practice of perspective: being the second book of Dr. Brook Taylor's method of perspective made easy, &c.

Vol. 1: [4], iv, xvi, 78 p., [1], XXII leaves of plates; vol. 2: [2], 84, [14] p., XXVII, [2] leaves of plates.

Frontispiece engraved by Hogarth.

"Directions for placing the plates" on last leaf of vol. 2.

Errata on last leaf of vol. 2.

"A list of subscribers."--vol. 1, p. [i]-iv (2nd count).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Perkins Architectural Rare Book Fund.

Bound in 1 vol.

Bookseller's description pasted to front pastedown.

Cited in:

ESTC T133414

OCLC:

3366347